Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Fagopyrum cymosum

Uses

India (Garhwal Himalayas): leaves boiled and eaten as vegetable.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Meissn.

Plant Classification Group:

Polygonaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

GUPTA

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