Poaceae FAMILY
Schizachyrium exile
Schizachyrium exile
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Schizachyrium exile is a slender annual grass, with erect culms growing 60 - 120cm tall[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for use in thatching and weaving.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa to India, Myanmar and Thailand.
HabitatPoor, dry, disturbed, gravelly soils, open places and bordering bush and woodland[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].