Cyperaceae FAMILY
Erioscirpus comosus
Erioscirpus comosus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Erioscirpus comosus is a densely clump-forming, grass-like plant with a creeping, rhizomatous rootstock; it can grow around 14 - 78cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAsia - southern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern and eastern China, Vietnam
HabitatDry rocky slopes in valleys[ 1961 Title Phylogenetic position of the Himalayan genus Erioscirpus (Cyperaceae) inferred from DNA sequence data Publication Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012 , 170 , 1-11 Author Yano O. et al Website http://10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01255.x Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ]. Crevices on rock or cliffs, grassland slopes; at elevations from 500 - 2,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].