Poaceae FAMILY

Aristida adscensionis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aristida adscensionis is an annual to perennial grass with culms 10 - 100cm long that can be erect, geniculately ascending, or decumbent[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. It is sometimes cultivated as a pasture grass and to protect the soil from erosion[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]..

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWidely distributed throughout the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones.

HabitatA common pioneer species on disturbed poor soil in waste land, rocky places, grassland, open bush and fallows[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].