Eleusine tocussa
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The New York Botanical Garden
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Ingrid P. Lin
Description
Eleusine tocussa is a ANNUAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 6in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Seed.
Distribution
N. Africa - Ethiopia. Naturalised in southern Europe.
Where It Grows
Coming Soon
Cultivation
A polymorphic species.
Propagation
Seed -
