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

Boerhavia verticillata

Uses

India (Rajasthan, western): leaves eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Boiss.; Poir.; Rottl. in Wall.
Misc:: Soil types favored by plant: sandy and alluvial plains.

Plant Classification Group:

Nyctaginaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Rajasthan

Plant References:

SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA

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