Poaceae FAMILY

Chondrosum gracile

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chondrosum gracile is a evergreen, perennial, clump-forming grass with erect to decumbent culms 25 - 60cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It can be used for soil reclamation and stabilization projects and is sometimes grown as an ornamental, especially in xeriscape gardens, where it has potential for use as a lawn.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Alberta to Ontario, south through central America to California, Texas, north and south Mexico

HabitatDeserts and prairies[ 216 Title Ethnobotany of the Hopi Publication Author Whiting. A. F. Publisher North Arizona Society of Science and Art Year 1939 ISBN - Description A very good guide the the plant uses of the N. American Hopi Indians. , 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Grows in pure stands in mixed prairie associations and disturbed habitats, usually on rocky or clay soils; mainly at elevations from 300 - 3,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].