Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

(Stapf ex Thell.) C. E. Hubb. ex S. T. Blake

Perennial cupgrass, Spring grass

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal

The seeds are harvested and used as a cereal grain.

It grows on clay, mud or floodplains. It is often near pools and watercourses. It is a tropical plant but also grows in temperate places.

Argentina, Australia, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tufted grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.4-1 m high. The flowers are green.

There are about 30 Eriochloa species.

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