Poaceae FAMILY

Poa pratensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Poa pratensis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain, to N. Africa, temperate Asia and N. America.

HabitatMeadows and grassy places, it is also found on dunes[ 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. ]. Common and widespread in Britain, but it is only found on mountains in the south of its range[ 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. ].