Tripsacum andersonii

Botanical Description

Tripsacum andersonii is a robust, perennial, evergreen grass with a short rhizome and culms 3 - 5 metres tall and 20 - 30mm in diameter. The plant is shallow rooted, and can form large mats of growth up to 5 metres wide[ 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. ]. The plant is widely cultivated throughout the tropics as a cut fodder, as a hedge, soil conditioner and for erosion control.