Poaceae FAMILY
Panicum coloratum
Panicum coloratum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Panicum coloratum is a very variable, perennial, clump-forming grass with erect culms growing 15 - 150cm tall. The plant is sometimes used in soil stabilization projects.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Cameroon, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, south to S. Africa.
HabitatGrassland, open woodland, river beds, drainage courses, around pans or in depressions at elevations from sea level to 2,100 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Often found on seasonally inundated soils[ 415 Title Tropical Forages Publication Author Website http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Mainly focussed on forage plants, the site gives a lot of information on the plant, with a good botanical description, details of cultivation, plant uses and a good selection of photographs. ].