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Sporobolus wrightii

Sporobolus wrightii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sporobolus wrightii is an evergreen, perennial grass that forms dense clumps up to 90cm in diameter. It is a coarse, upright plant with culms 90 - 250cm 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. , 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 ]. The plant is often used in revegetation and soil stabilization projects in southwestern N. America.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and southern N. America - California to Utah and Oklahoma, south to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico
HabitatMesas and valleys[ 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. ]. Found mainly on low alluvial flats, bottomlands, and arroyos subject to flooding; at elevations from 600 - 1,500 metres[ 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 ].