Distichlis spicata

Botanical Description

Distichlis spicata is perennial grass with elongated rhizomes forming dense colonies of growth. The erect culms can be 10 - 60cm tall. The rhizomes and roots can form dense mats of growth; the plant sometimes forms pure, extremely dense stands and is then seldom more than 30cm tall[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is harvested from the wild on a commercial scale for use as a medicine, and is often grown in land restoration and stabilization projects.