Hyperthelia edulis
(C. E. Hubb.) Clayton
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO-V)
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seed
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, South Sudan,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A grass that grows each year from seed.
Names & Synonyms
Hyparrhenia edulis C. E. Hubb.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
