Echinochloa haploclada
(Stapf) Stapf
Cockspur
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Description
A grass in the Poaceae family commonly known as Cockspur.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are used as grain and cereal.
Traditional Uses
Seeds, Grain, Cereal,
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Cultivation
Poaceae
Production
A grass. It has underground stems and keeps growing from year to year. It forms tussocks. The stalks are 30-300 cm high. The flowering stalks are 10-23 cm long.
References (4)
- Herb., E. A., 1981,
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 21
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
