Poaceae FAMILY

Sporobolus caroli

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sporobolus caroli is a clump-forming, annual to short-lived perennial grass with erect, slender culms 30 - 75cm tall. The seed is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territories.

HabitatFloodplains in clay soils[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. Grows on floodplains of inland rivers and creeks; also roadsides, wasteland and other disturbed sites[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].