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]
