Bermuda grass, Indian goosegrass

Where does Bermuda grass grow?

Found in: Africa, American Samoa, Angola, Antigua-Barbuda, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Britain, British Indian Ocean Terr., BIOT, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Island, Caroline Islands, Central Africa, Central America, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo DR, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, Chuuk, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial-Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Europe, Fiji, France, French Guiana, FSM, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, Honduras, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marquesas, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rotuma, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Spain, St Helena, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tibet, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna, West Africa, West Indies, West Timor, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: It commonly becomes self sown and considered a problem in some situations. It has 2 sets of chromosomes compared to 4 in finger millet but it can cross with finger millet. It is used in Chinese medicine. There are 9 Eleusine species. They are mostly in tropical Africa.

Status: It is a famine food. It is sold in local markets in China.

Growing Bermuda grass, Indian goosegrass

Cultivation: It is mostly self sown from seed. Seed are spread in animal manure.

Edible Uses: The seeds are used as food in times of food shortage. They are parched and ground into flour for cakes, porridge or gruel. It is used in kreb a grain mixture eaten in Chad. They are also used for alcoholic drinks. Caution: Alcohol is a cause of cancer. The young shoots are eaten. They can be eaten raw or steamed and eaten with rice.

Production: It Australia plants flower and fruit in April.

Nutrition Info

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