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Aristida stipitata

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Poaceae Edible: Plants - drink 47 iNaturalist observations

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Description

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

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Edible Uses

The plant is used to make a drink.

Traditional Uses

The plant is used to make a drink.

This uses section is brief — help expand it

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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