Poaceae FAMILY
Dichelachne crinita
Dichelachne crinita
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dichelachne crinita is an evergreen, clump-forming perennial plant with erect culms; it can grow around 50 - 100cm tall The plant yields a fibre that can be used for making paper.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralasia - New Zealand, Australia (all States except Northern Territory), New Guinea
HabitatBasaltic plains in Victoria[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. Open forest or cleared areas on sandy soils[ 265 Title Flora of the Sydney Region Publication Author Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Publisher Reed. Australia. Year 1993 ISBN 0730104001 Description Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description. ].