Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
(Stapf ex Thell.) C. E. Hubb. ex S. T. Blake
Perennial cupgrass, Spring grass
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Description
A tufted grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.4-1 m high. The flowers are green.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are harvested and used as a cereal grain.
Distribution
It grows on clay, mud or floodplains. It is often near pools and watercourses. It is a tropical plant but also grows in temperate places.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Australia, South America,
Notes
There are about 30 Eriochloa species.
References (6)
- Cancilla, D., 2018, Ethnobotanical and Ethnozoological Values Desktop Assessment - Eliwana Project. p 12
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 189
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 95
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 107
- Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 67:43. 1943 Jan (J. M. Black, Fl. S. Austral. 68. 1943 May)
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- Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 1174
