Uniola paniculata

Botanical Description

Uniola paniculata is an evergreen perennial grass forming large clusters of stout, erect culms 100 - 250cm tall. The leaves, which can be basal or on stems, are up to 60cm long and 12mm wide[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is an important stabilizing plant along coasts and is often encouraged and planted within its native range[ 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 also sometimes grown as an ornamental, and the seed heads are sometimes used in floral arrangements[ 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. ]. With its vigorous root system, the plant does have the potential to become invasive[ 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. ]. It can be contained in a garden situation by restricting the roots or digging out the roots of unwanted growth - though these roots need to be either burnt or placed in a plastic bag until totally composted. It would be unwise to use the plant in soil conservation projects outside its native range[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].