Poaceae FAMILY
Bothriochloa pertusa
Bothriochloa pertusa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bothriochloa pertusa is a perennial grass with more or less erect culms 30 - 60cm long. The plant produces stolons, and forms new roots where leaf nodes touch the ground, gradually spreading to form a mat of growth. The plant is cultivated in soil stabilization and reclamation projects and is also grown as a lawn and amenity grass.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical and subtropical areas from Madagascar through the Indian Ocean, southern Asia from Afghanistan to Indonesia, N. Australia, western Pacific
HabitatDisturbed areas and along roads in notophyll vineforest, deciduous vine thicket, Eucalypt woodland, beach scrub and wooded grassland at elevations up to 760 metres in northern Australia[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]/