Poaceae FAMILY

Ischaemum ciliare

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ischaemum ciliare is a clump-forming or spreading, stoloniferous perennial grass with slender culms usually up to 90cm tall, occasionally to 130cm. The erect culms often form branches, they root freely at the lower nodes and, when regularly cut or grazed, can form a dense mat of growth[ 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 used as a ground cover and soil stabilizer. It is sometimes grown as a lawn.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia

HabitatOpen, grassy glades in lowland forests, roadsides, ditch banks, pond margins, and lawns[ 475 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 55 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1968 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, a taxonomic treatment of the Phytolaccaceae and part of the flora of Panama. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].