Poaceae FAMILY

Sporobolus fimbriatus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant may contain hydrocyanic acid, but poisoning is seldom a problem[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Perennial dropseed is a clump-forming, perennial grass with a short rhizome; it can grow up to 1.7 metres tall. The usually unbranched culms are 2 - 3mm in diameter at the base[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its seed. It is also sometimes planted in soil stabilization projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatOpen woodland and grassland, often in shallow rainwater pans, sometimes on rocky hillsides, also in disturbed or shady locations; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].