Porcupine grass: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Porcupine grass in English is the name of a plant defined with Stipa spartea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Stipa robusta Nutt. ex Trin. & Rupr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Uses of plants by the Indians of the Missouri River region. (1919)
· Journal of Ecology
· Phytologia (1993)
· Species Graminum Stipaceorum (1842)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1925)
· Journal of Biogeography
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Grass.
Ends with: Short-awn porcupine grass, Western porcupine grass.
Full-text: Western porcupine grass, Short-awn porcupine grass.
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