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

Panicum flavidum

Uses

India (Rajasthan, western): grains used for bread-making.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Retz.
Misc:: Soil types favored by plant: moist places with medium-heavy soils.

Plant Classification Group:

Poaceae or Graminae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

GUPTA & KANODIA

Location Map

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