Homopholis proluta

(F. Muell.) R. D. Webster

Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal

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Conveyor Belt

Description

A perennial erect grass herb in the family Poaceae that grows in Mediterranean climates and can tolerate both arid and occasionally waterlogged conditions. Seeds are harvested as a cereal.

Edible Uses

Seeds are eaten as a cereal.

Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It can grow in areas that are sometime waterlogged. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, Algeria, Australia, Britain, Europe, Hawaii, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa,

Synonyms

Panicum prolutum F. Muell.

References (1)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 3rd June 2011]