Poaceae FAMILY
Panicum trichocladum
Panicum trichocladum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Donkey grass is a perennial grass with short rhizomes. The much-branched culms are rambling, 20 - 250cm long and rooting from the lower nodes. The plant is sometimes used to provide ground cover under tree crops.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
HabitatLight forests and forest edges, in bush and along stream banks at elevations from sea level to 2,300 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. ].