Setaria plicata
(Lam.) T. Cooke
PoaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The tender shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical and tropical plant. It grows in open forests, valleys and moist roadsides.
Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year from a knotty rootstock. It can form tufts. It grows 45-130 cm tall. The stems are up to 6 mm across. The leaf blades are 10-40 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pleated.
Names & Synonyms
Panicum plicatum Lam.
References (2)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 571
- Fl. Bombay 2:919. 1908
