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Aristida pilgeri

Henrard

Poaceae Edible: Plant - drink 4 iNaturalist observations

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(c) Shobie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shobie

Description

A subtropical grass of the Poaceae family traditionally used to make a beverage.

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Edible Uses

The plant is used to make a drink.

Traditional Uses

The plants is used to make a drink.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,

References (2)

  • Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 87
  • Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179

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