Poaceae FAMILY

Elytrigia repens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elytrigia repens is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain, N. Africa, Siberia and N. America.

HabitatA common weed of gardens, fields, hedgerows and meadows[ 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. ].