Echinochloa inundata
Michael & Vick
Marsh Millet
Poaceae Edible: Seeds ?, Cereal
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Description
A millet grass (family Poaceae) that grows in damp places in temperate regions. The seeds are used as a cereal crop.
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Edible Uses
Seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in damp places.
Where It Grows
Australia,
Notes
There are about 35 Echinochloa species. They grow in tropical to warm temperate regions.
References (2)
- Hunter, J.T., 2017, Is there a relationship between contemporary high Aboriginal plant resource locations and mapped vegetation communities? Cunninghamia 17:27-34. The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. ISSN 2200 - 405X
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 86
