Piptatherum miliaceum
(L.) Coss.
Rice millet
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Description
A millet grass. It is an erect grass that keeps growing from year to year. It has underground stems or rhizomes. It grows 60-100 cm tall. The stalks are 2 mm across. The leaves are narrow and 20-25 cm long by 5 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The seeds are used as a cereal grain.
Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in dry soil. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall between 300-400 mm. It can grow in arid places. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azores, Balkans, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Chile, Cyprus, Egypt, Europe, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, New Zealand, North Africa, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Syria, Tasmania, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye, USA, Yugoslavia,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15
- 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 4th June 2011]
