Setaria glauca – Famine Foods

Setaria glauca

Uses

India (Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur region): the grains are reported collected by “…scratching it up with a stiff broom from the ground; then husked and eaten like rice.”

Additional Information

Name Authority:
(L.) P. Beauv.
Vernaculars:
Hindi: Bandri

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Esri, USGS | Sources: Esri; Garmin International, Inc.; U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (The World Factbook); National Geographic Society
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