Talk:Persicaria decipiens

A fact from Persicaria decipiens appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 March 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the slender knotweed is eaten by people in Africa in times of famine?

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Eaten as a famine food in Africa, not

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

"Considered famine food" is not the same thing as "eaten in times of famine," particlalry when talking from a source that clearly indicates this is done locally. A better source might elaborate that where it grows it is sometimes eaten and it is also known as a wild source of food during famine. But this difference of wording makes it appear as if all over Africa during famines, this is a go to food. It's not. People have to live in areas where it is eaten to recognize it as a famine food. 2600:380:9B3C:12A7:85D4:D1BD:E7ED:CA65 (talk) 19:30, 5 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

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