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Summary
Physical Characteristics

Gynerium sagittatum is an evergreen Perennial growing to 4 m (13ft) by 0.4 m (1ft 4in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Wind. The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist or wet soil and can grow in water.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Aira gigantea Steud. Arundo fastuosa Willd. ex Steud. Arundo rugii Molina Arundo saccharoides (Humb. & Bonpl.) Poir Arundo sagittata (Aubl.) Pers. Cynodon gynerium Raspail Gynerium levyi E.Fourn. Gynerium parviflorum Nees Gynerium procerum P.Beauv. Gynerium saccharoides Humb. & Bonpl. Saccharum sagittatum Aubl.
Habitats
Edible Uses
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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The stems are used to treat snakebites[348 ].
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Fodder
Agroforestry Uses: Uva grass provides cover for wildlife and protects stream banks from erosion[692 ]. Other Uses: The culms lack the strength and toughness of hardwoods and bamboo but still are used for many purposes, including as long arrows, for making trellises and lattices, as slats, as poles for propelling canoes, for light construction work, plant supports etc[46 , 317 , 521 , 692 ]. Sections of smaller stems are used to make earplugs and the bases of feather 'flowers' which are hung on necklaces[521 ]. The leaves are used for thatching, and for weaving mats, baskets, and hats[692 ].
Special Uses
Carbon Farming
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Fodder: Bank Industrial Crop: Biomass Management: Hay Regional Crop
An aquatic plant; it grows best in a moisture-retentive, fertile, humus-rich soil, or in in shallow water, and a position in full sun[200 ]. Plants can produce large lateral runners which may extend for considerable distances[315 ]. Horizontal runners or rhizomes, both surface or underground, are constantly active and establish new plants or clumps as far as 20 metres from the parent plant[692 ]. If not controlled, the plant slowly invades wet bottomland pastures and eliminates forage plants. Periodic mowing appears to be adequate for control of advancing clumps[692 ]. Growth of uva grass is rapid. Nursery seedlings reached heights of 20, 30 , and 50 cm after 1, 2 , and 4 months. How long seedlings take to reach maturity and how rapidly suckers grow is unknown. Theoretically, baring catastrophes and invasion and shading by trees, individual plants can endure indefinitely. Culms of Amazon Basin plants produced close to 200 leaves during their lifetimes, having from 19 to 28 living leaves at a time. Unbranched culms die after flowering, but only the branches of branched culms die[692 ]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
Carbon Farming
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Fodder: Bank
Fodder banks are plantings of high-quality fodder species. Their goal is to maintain healthy productive animals. They can be utilized all year, but are designed to bridge the forage scarcity of annual dry seasons. Fodder bank plants are usually trees or shrubs, and often legumes. The relatively deep roots of these woody perennials allow them to reach soil nutrients and moisture not available to grasses and herbaceous plants.
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Industrial Crop: Biomass
Three broad categories: bamboos, resprouting woody plants, and giant grasses. uses include: protein, materials (paper, building materials, fibers, biochar etc.), chemicals (biobased chemicals), energy - biofuels
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Management: Hay
Cut to the ground and harvested annually. Non-destructive management systems maintaining the soil organic carbon.
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Regional Crop
These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Propagation
Seed - Division of the rhizomes.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Shuru'. Cana-do-rio, cana-flecha, cana-frecha, ubá and cana-brava in Brazil, caña brava in Peru and Colombia, chuchío in eastern Bolivia, and tañil in Guatemala and other Spanish speaking countries. It is known in English as wildcane or "wild cane", while arrow cane
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Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Argentina, Brazil, North America, Paraguay, South America, USA
Weed Potential
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If not controlled, the plant slowly invades wet bottomland pastures and eliminates forage plants. Periodic mowing appears to be adequate for control of advancing clumps[692 ].
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(Aubl.) P.Beauv.
Botanical References
Links / References
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