Poaceae FAMILY
Poa flabellata
Poa flabellata
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Poa flabellata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 2.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern S. America - Chile, Falkland Islands. Naturalized in Britain in the Shetland Islands[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].
HabitatCoastal rocks and peats, often in coastal bogs[ 69 Title Flora of Tierra del Fuego. Publication Author Moore. D. M. Publisher Anthony Nelson. Year 1983 ISBN 0-904614-05-0 Description Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses. ].