Poaceae FAMILY

Lygeum spartum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lygeum spartum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean.

HabitatRocky sea shores[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). ], on dry sandy or clayey, often gypsaceous soil[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].