Juncaginaceae FAMILY
Triglochin scilloides
Triglochin scilloides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Triglochin scilloides is an annual plant growing from 5 - 45cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for its leaves, which are used for thatch, to make brooms etc.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeWestern S. America - Argentina, Chile, north through C. America to California and British Columbia.
HabitatShallow water and coastal tide flats, or in mud at the edges of the water[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].