Fakara Plants
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POACEAE
(GRAMINEAE)
Cenchrus biflorus   Roxb.
Zarma name: dani, daani
An annual grass bearing troublesome prickly burrs, which are harvested in some areas as food grain. Abundant on roadsides and on stabilized dunes.
Uses: Food (grain), fodder (young shoot)
Notes: The grain is collected for food and sold by nomadic people.
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CenchbifM1_s
1. Plants with spikes
CenchbifM2_s CenchbifM4_s
3. Dispersal units (each one is a cluster of spikelets)
CenchbifM3_s
2. A part of panicle 4. Heavily grazed stand
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