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Sporobolus alterniflorus

Sporobolus alterniflorus

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sporobolus alterniflorus is a perennial grass, spreading freely by rhizomes to form dense colonies of growth; it can grow 60 - 180cm tall[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is commonly planted to provide soil stabilization along coasts. It is sometimes utilized as a thatch on roofs. The plant has been introduced along the west coast of the USA, where it has proved to be very invasive[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeCoastal regions of the Americas from Quebec and Labrador to Florida, west to Texas, Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad; S. America - Venezuela to Argentina
HabitatFound mainly in the intertidal zone by the coast, where it will regularly be partially covered with water. It dominates where salinities range from 3 - 5% and the average water table is 10cm above ground level[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ].