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Coastal Stiffgrass

Cutandia maritima

Coastal Stiffgrass
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0

Coastal Stiffgrass is a small annual grass native to coastal habitats of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Canary Islands and western Asia. It is a wild dune and sandy-shore plant with little horticultural cultivation.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Tolerates dry sandy conditions; water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Sandy, free-draining, mineral soil such as dune sand.
Temperature
Mild subtropical to Mediterranean conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
E. Canary Is., Medit.
Climate
subtropical

About

Cutandia maritima is a species of herb in the family Poaceae (true grasses). It is native to southern Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands and Western Asia.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cutandia maritima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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