Panicum bulbosum
Kunth
Buln panic grass, Turnip grass
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Description
An erect perennial grass suited to warm temperate and arid climates where frost is absent. It produces seeds that are harvested for food use.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are threshed, winnowed, and ground into flour to make bread, or prepared as a gravy mixed with meat.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are threshed, winnowed and ground into flour and used to make bread. They are also made into gravy and mixed with meat.
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Distribution
It is a warm temperate plant. It cannot tolerate frost. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Australia, Britain, Central America, Colombia, Europe, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, North America, Poland, South America, USA,
References (2)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 377
- 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]
