Poaceae FAMILY
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Buffalo grass is an evergreen, perennial, mat-forming grass with prostrate culms 10 - 30cm long. Exceedingly variable in size, the culms can rise above the ground for 6 - 40cm or more[ 375 Title Grassland Species - Profiles Publication Author Website http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses. ]. The plant forms a dense mat of growth and is very widely grown as a lawn grass in the tropics.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Colombia; C. America - Honduras; Caribbean; southern N. America; tropical W. Africa.
HabitatFound in a variety of habitats, most commonly on siliceous and calcareous sands near the sea[ 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. ].