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Ctenium elegans is an annual grass species in the genus Ctenium from African savanna areas. It is distributed from Senegal to the Sudan and grows on sandy soils of the South Sahelian and North Sudanian zones.
The stems are used as materials for roof thatching and for making households products such as baskets, mats and brooms. Less known for use as grazing fodder.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ctenium elegans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
