| Family Name | Poaceae |
| Scientific name | Cymbopogon citratus |
| Common name | Lemon Grass |
| Growth habit | Needs summer days with high heat |
| Leaf | It has dense fibrous roots, with ringed segments and short underground stems. The blades of the grass reach 90 cm in length and 0.5 cm in breadth |
| Flower | No flowers |
| Fruit | No fruits |
| More to learn | Beekeeper sometimes use lemon grass oil in swarm traps to attract swarms. |
| Properties | Fragrant leaves: traditionally used in cooking, particularly for roasted chicken and “Negros Oil” (mixture of lemon grass oil with virgin coconut oil) used in aromatherapy |
| Treats | Antihypertensive, remedy for the treatmentof oral thrush in HIV/AIDS patients, anxiolytic, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties |
| Reference | Missouri Botanical Garden The Compleat Botanica The Plant Observatory |