Poaceae FAMILY
Pappostipa speciosa
Pappostipa speciosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pappostipa speciosa is a perennial, clump-forming grass producing numerous culms around 25 - 90cm long[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwest N. America - Oregon to Colorado, south to northwest Mexico and New Mexico; S. America - Chile, Argentina
HabitatDeserts, canyons and rocky hills[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader. ].