Boni
Aeluropus lagopoides

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A climbing plant. It has an underground stem or rhizome. It forms mats. The stems are 15 cm high. The leaves are narrow and spreading and 4 cm long by 2-3 mm wide. The flowers are in a round head. This has crowded spiklets.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in deserts. It can also grow in damp soil and on the edges of salt marshes. It is salt tolerant

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Egypt, India, Mediterranean, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, UAE

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, seeds - oil

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ikrish-Echrish

Synonyms

Aeluropus bombycinus Fog. & De Not.; Aeluropus brevifolius Nees ex Steud.; Aeluropus concinnus Fig. & De Not.; Dactylis lagopoides L.; and many others