Guizotia abyssinica
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Guizotia oleifera DC. |
Guizotia abyssinica or noog (Ethio-Semitic ኑግ nūg) is an erect, strout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed, originated in the Ethiopian highlands. Common names include niger, niger seed, and niger pea.
The seed is often sold as bird seed as it is a favourite of finches, especially Goldfinch and Greenfinch.
[edit] External links
- Plants for a Future database
- Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne
- James A. Duke. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops (unpublished)
- Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.) Production in Northwest Minnesota (PDF)
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