NYCTAGINACEAE
Boerhavia diffusa
L.
Zarma name:
dara dara
A ruderal herb with very diffuse inflorescences. Mature fruits sticky.
Uses:
Medicine (whole plant), fodder (whole plant), vegetable (young shoot)
Notes:
Young shoots are boiled and mixed with cous-cous.
1. Habit
2. Flowers and fruits
3. A smoky-looking dense stand
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