Panicum whitei
J. M. Black
Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Description
A grass in the Poaceae family capable of growing in arid environments, with seeds used as a cereal crop.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are harvested and used as a cereal grain.
Distribution
It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 500 Panicum species.
References (2)
- Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 241
- Trans. & Proc. Royal Soc. S. Austral. 41:632.T.39. 1917
