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Summary
Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal.
Physical Characteristics
Eleusine indica is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Root Seed
Edible Uses:
Seed - cooked[55, 74, 106]. The seed is rather small[159], it is sometimes used as a famine food[177]. Used as a millet, it can be cooked whole or ground into a flour and used in making cakes, gruels etc[183]. Young seedlings - raw or cooked and used as a side dish with rice[46, 61, 105, 177, 183]. Root - raw[177].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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Depurative Diaphoretic Diuretic Febrifuge Laxative
The whole plant, but especially the root, is depurative, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative and sudorific[240, 283]. It is also used in the treatment of liver complaints[240, 283]. The plant is a component of the 'basic remedy' in Vietnamese traditional medicine, it is also used in the treatment of influenza, hypertension, oliguria and retention of urine[283]. The plant can be used fresh or dried[266].
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Basketry Paper Weaving
The stems are used to make mats, baskets etc[46, 61, 74]. The plant is suitable for paper manufacture[74].
Special Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[200]. This species is the probable ancestor of E. coracana, a species that is cultivated for its seed. A polymorphic species. Special Features:
Invasive, Naturalizing.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and plant them out in late spring after the last expected frosts[162, 200]. The seed can also be sown in mid to late spring in situ[200], though if the summer is cool it might not ripen its seed[K].
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Oman, Yemen, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Indochina, India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Myanmar AFRICA: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan (south), Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D‘Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal), Madagascar
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
Expert comment
Author
(L.)Gaertn.
Botanical References
5074200
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