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

Polycarpon prostratum

Uses

India (West Bengal): unspecified part of plant eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Forsk.) Aschers. ex Schweinf.

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Polycarpon prostratum — Polycarpon-prostratum

Plant Classification Group:

Caryophyllaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Bengal

Plant References:

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