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''Aristida pungens'' is a tall perennial plant with deep roots and long leaves |
''Aristida pungens'' is a tall perennial plant with deep roots and long leaves.<ref name=LCA>{{cite book |author1-given=Norman E. |author1-surname=Borlaug |author1-link=Norman Borlaug |author2-given=John |author2-surname=Axtell |author2-link=John D. Axtell |author3-given=Glenn W. |author3-surname=Burton |author3-link=Glenn W. Burton |author4-given=Jack R. |author4-surname=Harlan |author4-link=Jack R. Harlan |author5-given=Kenneth O. |author5-surname=Rachie |author6-given=Noel D. |author6-surname=Vietmeyer |series=[[U.S. National Research Council]] Consensus Study Report |title=Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains |doi=10.17226/2305 |doi-access=free |url=https://www.nap.edu/read/2305 |access-date=2008-08-01 |date=1996-02-14 |publication-place=Washington, D.C. |publisher=[[National Academies Press]] |isbn=<!--print:-->978-0-309-04990-0 <!--e-book: 978-0-309-17689-7--> |lccn=93-86876 <!--(found in public e-book)--> |oclc=934889803 |ol=9872024M |page=[https://www.nap.edu/read/2305/chapter/17#260 260] |chapter=Wild Grains |chapter-url=https://www.nap.edu/read/2305/chapter/17 |language=en}}</ref> Extremely drought-resistant, drinn grows in areas with as little as 70 mm of rainfall per year.<ref name=LCA/> A traditional food plant in [[Africa]],<ref name=LCA/> {{Citation needed span|date=March 2022|this grain has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare.}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 3 March 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Aristida |
| Species: | A. pungens
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| Binomial name | |
| Aristida pungens Desf.
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Aristida pungens is a member of the family Poaceae, known in Arabic as drinn.[1]
Uses[edit]
Aristida pungens is a tall perennial plant with deep roots and long leaves.[1] Extremely drought-resistant, drinn grows in areas with as little as 70 mm of rainfall per year.[1] A traditional food plant in Africa,[1] this grain has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Borlaug, Norman E.; Axtell, John; Burton, Glenn W.; Harlan, Jack R.; Rachie, Kenneth O.; Vietmeyer, Noel D. (1996-02-14). "Wild Grains". Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains. U.S. National Research Council Consensus Study Report. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. p. 260. doi:10.17226/2305. ISBN 978-0-309-04990-0. LCCN 93-86876. OCLC 934889803. OL 9872024M. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
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