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POACEAE
(GRAMINEAE)
Schoenofeldia gracilis   Kunth
Zarma name: subu koirey
A tufted grass with elegant featherly ears. Often forms a sparse pure stand on gravelly laterite ground.
Uses: Thatching material (whole plant), fodder (whole plant)
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SchoegraM1_s SchoegraM2_s
1. Mature plant (photograph taken in Mali) 2. Part of the ear and a single dispersal unit (dried specimen collected in Mali)
Click on image to enlarge.(except for photo no.1)
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