Brachiaria gilesii

(Benth.) Hughes

Hairy-edged armgrass

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
Brachiaria gilesii
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Brachiaria gilesii
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Brachiaria gilesii
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(c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal

Seeds are used as a cereal.

Where to Find It

It can grow in arid places.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A grass in the Poaceae family that can grow in arid places.

Notes

There are about 100 Brachiaria species.

References (4)
  • Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 188
  • Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22:35. 1920
  • Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 132
  • Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 35

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