Setaria sphacelata
(Common bristle grass) Life
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Setaria sphacelata, Greystone Nature
Reserve, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©,
Flora
of Zimbabwe] |
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Setaria sphacelata, Greystone Nature
Reserve, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©,
Flora
of Zimbabwe] |
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In KwaZulu-Natal, seeds from this wild grass are harvested
in times of famine. They are boiled before grinding, evidently to eliminate
toxic substances.
Links
Publications
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van Wyk, B.-E. & Gericke, N. 2000. People's
Plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza Publications,
Pretoria.
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