About annual kyasuwa grass
Cenchrus pedicellatus, previously Pennisetum pedicellatum, known simply as desho or as desho grass, is an indigenous grass of Ethiopia of the monocot angiosperm plant family Poaceae. It is also known as annual kyasuwa grass in Nigeria, bare in Mauritania, and deenanath grass in India. It grows in its native geographic location, naturally spreading across the escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands. Widely available in this location, it is ideal for livestock feed and can be sustainably cultivated on small plots of land. Thus desho is becoming increasingly utilized, along with various soil and water conservation techniques, as a local method of improving grazing land management and combating a growing productivity problem of the local region.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pennisetum pedicellatum
- Genus
- Pennisetum
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Waste places
- Distribution
- West Africa and India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- தீனாநாத் புல்
Poaceae
Grass family
annual kyasuwa grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
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