The Tortoise Club

Plant Name:

Sporobolus

Latin Name:

Sporobolus helvolus

Plant Type:

Tree/Shrub

Edible Part:

Leaves

About

Sporobolus helvolus is a perennial grass that forms small tufts. It has long slender stolons that first arise as ordinary shoots and then elongate and root from the nodes at some distance from the mother plant. It is beneficial for calcium consumption.