Poaceae FAMILY
Agrostis perennans
Agrostis perennans
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Agrostis perennans is a perennial, clump-forming grass with weak, decumbent stems 50 - 100cm long. This is a very variable plant in the wild, it is erect and rather stout when growing in dry open ground, but weak with a lax panicle when growing in the shade[ 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. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeN. America from Ontario to Newfoundland, eastern and central USA to Texas, Florida; Mexico to Costa Rica; montane areas of S. America; Dominica, Haiti
HabitatOpen woods, thickets, rocky banks and dryish open soil[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. In swamps, along streams, slopes, fields, and pastures; at elevations from 1,300 - 3,700 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].