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

Hygrophila spinosa

Uses

India: (Igatpuri, Nasik district, Bombay Presidency): leaves eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:: T. Anders.
Vernaculars:: Kolosana

Plant Classification Group:

Acanthaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Bombay
  - Maharashtra
    - Nasik

Plant References:

GAMMIE

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