Poaceae FAMILY
Echinochloa turneriana
Echinochloa turneriana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Echinochloa turneriana is a robust, clump-forming, annual grass with rather stout culms growing 1 - 2 metres or more tall[ 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. ]. The plant has been recommended as a potential grain crop for arid areas[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory.
HabitatSeasonally flooded, heavy clay soils at elevations from 100 - 200 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. ].