Echinochloa stagnina

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Echinochloa stagnina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Echinochloa
Species: E. stagnina
Binomial name
Echinochloa stagnina
(Retz.) P.Beauv.

Echinochloa stagnina, is a species of Echinochloa. It was once one of the major grasses cultivated in the central delta of the Niger River. It was cultivated by the Fulani people, who used the seeds as food, and to make both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.