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  • The reserve harbors wild relatives of several important crop species: wild olive, millet Pennisetum glaucum and sorghum Sorghum aethiopicum, which have been the subject of genetic studies by the French Institute for Scientific Research and Cooperative Development and the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources.

    Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

  • Ornamental millet, Pennisetum glaucum ‘Jester’ shines with the diamond lighting condition.

    About The Light- June « Fairegarden 2009

  • I have bought seeds of Pennisetum glaucum Purple Majesty this year.

    Leaves Of Grass(es)* « Fairegarden 2009

  • The Pennisetum glaucum ‘Jester’ took my breath away.

    About The Light- June « Fairegarden 2009

  • Forest type four is also characterized by Calophyllum obliquinervum, Cratoxylum glaucum, and Combretocarpus rotundatus.

    Borneo peat swamp forests 2008

  • The central Iberian plateaus and Ebro basin host significant inland drainage systems with fluctuating, shallow, saline swamps, characterized by numerous halophyte species such as Suaeda fruticosa, Microcnemum coralloides, Aizoon hispanicus, Arthrocnemum glaucum, and Limonium ovalifolium.

    Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests 2008

  • Other widespread associates are Dipterygium glaucum, Limeum arabicum, and Zygophyllum mandavillei.

    Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands 2008

  • Abra spp. and Cerastoderma glaucum; freshwater invertebrate species also occur on the edge of the salt marsh.

    Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia 2008

  • Imperatoris quasi pro honore, vt manducaret ac biberet de manu ipsius, in continenti ad hospitum est reuersus, infirmatúsque mortuus est post septem dies, totumque corpus eius miro modo glaucum effectum est, dicebatúrque ab omnibus, quod ibidem, vt terram eius liberè ac plenariè possiderent, fuisset impotionatus.

    The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004

  • It and its cousin P. glaucum also color the interior of Stilton and Gorgonzola and the surface of many aged goat cheeses with the complex pigment produced in their fruiting structures.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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