CYPERACEAE
Fimbristylis hispidula
(Vahl) Kunth
Zarma name:
tchan kabe
A tiny, weedy annual sedge growing on sandy soil.
Uses:
Not recorded
Notes:
Several species of
Fimbristylis
and
Bulbostylis
are called
tchan-kabe
, which means rat's beard.
1. Plants with flower heads
2. Panicle
3. Dried specime
4. "hispidulous" (minutely but coarsely hairy) stems.
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