Editing Teff (section)

{{Short description|Edible annual grass native to Ethiopia}}
{{speciesbox
|image = Teff pluim Eragrostis tef.jpg
|genus = Eragrostis
|species = tef
|authority = (Zucc.) [[Alessandro Trotter|Trotter]]
|synonyms =
''Eragrostis abyssinica'' <small>(Jacq.) Link</small>
}}

'''''Teff''''' ({{Langx|am|ጤፍ}}), also known as '''''Eragrostis tef''''', '''Williams lovegrass''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/teff_is_a_healthy_wheat_alternative|title=Teff is a healthy wheat alternative|last=Bell|first=Randy A.|date=17 August 2015|publisher=[[Michigan State University]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115190648/https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/teff_is_a_healthy_wheat_alternative|archive-date=2019-01-15|access-date=2019-01-15|quote=It is known by other names, such as Eragrostis tef, Williams lovegrass, annual bunch grass and taf.}}</ref>  or '''annual bunch grass''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/teff.html|title= Teff|last=Stallknecht|first=Gilbert F.|date=24 February 1998|website=NewCROP, the New Crop Resource Online Program|publisher=[[Purdue University]]|access-date=2019-10-20|quote=English: Teff, Lovegrass, Annual Bunch Grass, Warm Season Annual Bunch Grass}}</ref> is an [[annual plant|annual]] [[Poaceae|grass]], a species of [[lovegrass]] native to [[Ethiopia]], where it first originated in the [[Ethiopian Highlands]].<ref name="saurine">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190508-did-the-dutch-steal-this-african-food|title=Did the Dutch 'steal' this African food?/|vauthors= Saurine A|work=BBC|access-date=26 December 2024|date=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z75DAgAAQBAJ|title=In the Lion's Mouth: Hope and Heartbreak in Humanitarian Assistance|first=Lewis|last=Aptekar|year=2013|publisher=XLibris LLC|isbn=978-1-4836-9519-8|edition=2nd|page=9|oclc=922837922}}</ref> It is cultivated for its edible seeds, also known as teff. Teff was one of the earliest plants domesticated.  It is one of the most important staple crops in [[Ethiopia]].<ref name=saurine/>