Poaceae FAMILY
Sporobolus giganteus
Sporobolus giganteus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sporobolus giganteus is a robust, clump-forming perennial grass with erect culms that can grow 100 - 200cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is used within its native range to stabilize soils, especially on sandy dunes.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern N. America - Utah to Kansas, south to Arizona, northern Mexico, New Mexico and Texas
HabitatMesas and sandhills[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader. ]. Sand dunes and sandy areas along rivers and roadsides; at elevations from 100 - 1,830 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].