Poaceae FAMILY
Catabrosa aquatica
Catabrosa aquatica
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Catabrosa aquatica is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.70 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain but absent in Spain and Portugal, N. and W. Asia, Algeria.
HabitatShallow streams and ditches, at the muddy margins of ponds and in wet sandy places near the sea all over Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].