Brachiaria gilesii
(Benth.) Hughes
Hairy-edged armgrass
Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal
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Description
A grass in the Poaceae family that can grow in arid places.
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Edible Uses
Seeds are used as a cereal.
Distribution
It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 100 Brachiaria species.
References (4)
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 188
- Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22:35. 1920
- Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 132
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 35
