Poaceae FAMILY

Nassella viridula

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nassella viridula is a perennial, clump-forming grass that can grow around 50 - 110cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthern, western and central N. America - Yukon and Northwest Territories, south to Califormix, Arizona, New Mexico and Illinois

HabitatPlains and dry slopes[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader. ].