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Ctenium elegans Kunth Zarma name: bata |
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A tufted grass with beautiful feathery ears. |
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Uses: |
Thatching and tool material (whole plant), fodder (whole plant) |
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Notes: |
An important plaiting material. Plants reserved in cultivated fields. Fresh ears aromatic. |
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![CtenieleT3_s](images/CtenieleT3_s.jpg) |
![CtenieleM2_s](images/CtenieleM2_s.jpg) |
2. Part of ear and dispersal units |
![CtenieleM1_s](images/CtenieleM1_s.jpg) |
1. Mature plant |
3. People weeding their pearl millet field; C. elegans plants are left intact |
![CtenieleT4_s](images/CtenieleT4_s.jpg) |
![CtenieleT1_s](images/CtenieleT1_s.jpg) |
4. Parts of ears (occasionally coils) |
5. Plaiting a panel |
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