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- Distichlis_palmeri abstract "Distichlis palmeri (Palmer's grass), or nipa grass, is a saltgrass of the family Poaceae, grows in the Sonoran desert of Western Mexico, and produces a grain with some similarities to wheat. Originally a major food source of the Cocopah tribe in the western United States, it was thought to be extinct. A search for remaining plants was successful, and was followed by a breeding program that increased yield from 5kg/Ha to 2000kg/Ha. The grain is currently also being bred for commercial use in Australia. It is drought resistant and can absorb seawater. As a halophyte, the salt it absorbs is excreted from specialised cells (which are not stomata) on the leaf surface.The United Nations Environment Report (2006) says of the plant: "It is a strong candidate for a major global food crop and could become this desert's greatest gift to the world." Some varieties of D. palmeri have been the subjects of US patents.".
- Distichlis_palmeri class Monocotyledon.
- Distichlis_palmeri division Flowering_plant.
- Distichlis_palmeri family Poaceae.
- Distichlis_palmeri genus Distichlis.
- Distichlis_palmeri kingdom Plant.
- Distichlis_palmeri order Commelinids.
- Distichlis_palmeri order Poales.
- Distichlis_palmeri wikiPageID "5435721".
- Distichlis_palmeri wikiPageRevisionID "556883454".
- Distichlis_palmeri binomial "Distichlis palmeri".
- Distichlis_palmeri binomialAuthority "Fassett ex I. M. Johnst.".
- Distichlis_palmeri familia Poaceae.
- Distichlis_palmeri genus "Distichlis".
- Distichlis_palmeri hasPhotoCollection Distichlis_palmeri.
- Distichlis_palmeri name "Distichlis palmeri".
- Distichlis_palmeri ordo Poales.
- Distichlis_palmeri regnum Plant.
- Distichlis_palmeri species "D. palmeri".
- Distichlis_palmeri unrankedClassis Monocotyledon.
- Distichlis_palmeri unrankedDivisio Flowering_plant.
- Distichlis_palmeri unrankedOrdo Commelinids.
- Distichlis_palmeri subject Category:Cereals.
- Distichlis_palmeri subject Category:Chloridoideae.
- Distichlis_palmeri subject Category:Flora_of_Northwestern_Mexico.
- Distichlis_palmeri subject Category:Flora_of_the_Sonoran_Deserts.
- Distichlis_palmeri subject Category:Grasses_of_Mexico.
- Distichlis_palmeri subject Category:Halophytes.
- Distichlis_palmeri subject Category:Plants_used_in_Native_American_cuisine.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Cereal112141495.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Cereals.
- Distichlis_palmeri type GramineousPlant112101870.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Grass112102133.
- Distichlis_palmeri type GrassesOfMexico.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Halophyte112387103.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Halophytes.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Herb112205694.
- Distichlis_palmeri type LivingThing100004258.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Object100002684.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Organism100004475.
- Distichlis_palmeri type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Plant100017222.
- Distichlis_palmeri type VascularPlant113083586.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Whole100003553.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Eukaryote.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Plant.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Species.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Plant.
- Distichlis_palmeri type Organism.
- Distichlis_palmeri comment "Distichlis palmeri (Palmer's grass), or nipa grass, is a saltgrass of the family Poaceae, grows in the Sonoran desert of Western Mexico, and produces a grain with some similarities to wheat. Originally a major food source of the Cocopah tribe in the western United States, it was thought to be extinct. A search for remaining plants was successful, and was followed by a breeding program that increased yield from 5kg/Ha to 2000kg/Ha.".
- Distichlis_palmeri label "Distichlis palmeri".
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- Distichlis_palmeri sameAs Q5282938.
- Distichlis_palmeri sameAs Q5282938.
- Distichlis_palmeri sameAs Distichlis_palmeri.
- Distichlis_palmeri wasDerivedFrom Distichlis_palmeri?oldid=556883454.
- Distichlis_palmeri isPrimaryTopicOf Distichlis_palmeri.
- Distichlis_palmeri name "Distichlis palmeri".