Eleusine indica Wire grass (Gramineae)

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Eleusine indica
Wire grass
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The Eleusine indica plant species is found in Tropics. Naturalized in S. Europe[50]. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Wire grass.

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Latin Name:  Eleusine indica
Common Name:  Wire grass
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  (L.)Gaertn.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.45   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Roadsides and waste places[50, 74].

Edible Uses: Seed - cooked[55, 74, 106]. The seed is rather small[159], it is sometimes used as a famine food[177]. Used as a millet, it can be cooked whole or ground into a flour and used in making cakes, gruels etc[183]. Young seedlings - raw or cooked and used as a side dish with rice[46, 61, 105, 177, 183]. Root - raw[177].

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