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Saccharum officinarum

Perennial

HomePerennialSaccharum officinarum

Not known as a wild plant.

Family: Poaceae
Height: 6 m / 20 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist or wet

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Sugarcane, Purple Sugar Cane Saccharum officinarum native habitat is Not known as a wild plant.

Edible Uses

The stems contain a very sweet sap. They are crushed to extract this sap, which is then used in a variety of ways. It can be used as a sweet, refreshing drink, though it is more commonly concentrated to make syrups or dried to make sugar, molasses etc. The core of fresh stems is chewed as a sweet refreshment.

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