Poaceae FAMILY
Chrysopogon gryllus
Chrysopogon gryllus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Chrysopogon gryllus is a perennial grass forming tough tussocks, with erect, robust culms around 50 - 150cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild as a source of materials. It is said to be cultivated in northern Italy for the pleasantly scented roots, and to be occasionally taken into cultivation trials for its essential oil[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWarm temperate regions of southern Eurasia - Germany and France, eastwards through Ukraine and Turkey to the Himalayas of eastern India and China
HabitatMountain slopes at elevations around 2,500 metres in Yunnan and Xizang[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].