Poaceae FAMILY

Andropogon gayanus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Andropogon gayanus is a clump-forming, perennial grass with with leaves up to 1 metre long and culms from 150 - 250cm tall and around 6mm in diameter. It can form a clump around 100cm in diameter[ 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. ]. Best known as a tropical grazing grass, the plant is also used as a source of material for thatching and weaving, as well as sometimes being planted for erosion control and soil restoration.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - widespread in semi-arid and seasonal rainfall areas, from the Sahel to Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique.

HabitatOpen woodland and savannah[ 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. ].