Eleusine tocussa

Taxonomy and growth

Family

Gramineae

Genus

Eleusine

Life cycle

annual

Height

0.75 m

Flower type

hermaphrodite

Uses

Edible uses

Seed^[5][4]. There are no edible uses listed for Eleusine tocussa.

Environment

Range

N. Africa - Ethiopia. Naturalised in southern Europe.

Habitat

Disturbed ground and roadsides in Southern Europe^[2].

Light

full sun

Shade tolerance

light shade

Water

moderate

Soil textures

sandy, loamy, clay

Soil pH

acid, neutral, alkaline

Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil

No

Drought

intolerant

Propagation

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Cultivation

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A polymorphic species^[2].

Related plants

• Eleusine coracanaFinger Millet
• Eleusine indicaWire Grass
• Achnatherum hymenoidesIndian Millet
• Aegilops speltoides

References

1. Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169

2. ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00

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3. Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202

4. Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3874292169 (1984-00-00)

   • ISBN 3874292169
   ↩

5. Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-00-00)

   • ISBN 0094579202
   ↩