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Eragrostis tef is a self pollinated tetraploid [5] annual cereal grass. [6] Teff is a C 4 plant, [5] which allows it to more efficiently fix carbon in drought and high temperatures, and is an intermediate between a tropical and temperate grass. [7] The name teff is thought to originate from the Amharic word ጠፍፋ teffa, which means "lost".
Eragrostis tef (teff) Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter – N.E. & E. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Eragrostis tenellula (Kunth) Steud. – Australia; Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. – Tropical & Subtrop. Old World; Eragrostis tephrosanthos Schult. – America; Eragrostis terecaulis Renvoize – Bolivia; Eragrostis ...
Eragrostis is the type genus of the tribe Eragrostideae. [14] [15] Formerly included [3] Many species now considered better suited to other genera, including Cladoraphis Coelachyrum Desmazeria Diplachne Ectrosia Festuca Harpachne Poa etc.
Eragrostis eriopoda, the woollybutt grass, is a species of love grass in the family Poaceae, native to most of Australia. [1] It is a major grass species of the mulga savanna . [ 2 ] In the same genus as teff , its seeds are edible, but very small.
Teff flour is ground from the grains of Eragrostis tef, also known as teff, a cereal crop from the Ethiopian Highlands. [7] Teff production is limited to certain middle elevations with adequate rainfall and is a low-yield crop, [ 8 ] so it is relatively expensive for the average farming household.
Eragrostis pilosa is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Eurasia and Africa. [1] It may [1] [2] or may not [3] [4] be native to North America. It is widely introduced, and it is a common weed in many areas. Common names include Indian lovegrass, [5] Jersey love-grass, [6] hairy love grass, small tufted lovegrass, and soft ...
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Eragrostis ciliaris, the gophertail lovegrass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae). [2] It is native to the Old World Tropics; nearly all of Africa, Madagascar, other Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines and a number of Pacific islands, and has been introduced to the New World Tropics and Subtropics, from the ...