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CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Polycarpaea linearifolia   (DC.) DC.
Zarma name: arkoussou bonkoirey
A weed of cultivated or fallowed land.
Uses: Fodder (whole plant)
Notes: The Zarma name means "old man's white head".
Resembles P. corymbosa but can be distinguished by globose, totally white flower heads.
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1. Habit 2. Inflorescence (dried specimen collected in Mali)
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