nipa grass
See also: nipa
English
Noun
nipa grass (uncountable)
- Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, also known as Palmer's grass.
- 2015 March 13, Avelino Maestas, “Area residents attend NM Small Farm Conference”, in Silver City Daily Press:
- Nipa grass is another promising native crop once thought to be extinct. It was recently rediscovered in Mexico, and now being cultivated again for its grain.
- 2018 Spring, “The beginning of the end”, in Wellspring newsletter (pdf):
- In the 1970s, Nipa grass was thought to be extinct; it was then rediscovered by University of AZ researchers.
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References
- Nipa grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Distichlis palmeri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Distichlis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Anagrams
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