Muhlenbergia sericea

Botanical Description

Muhlenbergia sericea is a perennial, clump-forming grass with erect culms around 70 - 140cm tall. The plant forms dense clumps[ 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. ]. The plant is an important component of the coiled basketry made by the Gullah community in South Carolina, and is harvested in quantity from the wild for this purpose. Whilst originally purely functional, the baskets are now also recognised as an artform and are sold commercially. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental, there are some named varieties[ 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. ].