Homopholis proluta
(F. Muell.) R. D. Webster
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
Seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It can grow in areas that are sometime waterlogged. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Algeria, Australia, Britain, Europe, Hawaii, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Angola, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, United States, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A perennial erect grass herb in the family Poaceae that grows in Mediterranean climates and can tolerate both arid and occasionally waterlogged conditions. Seeds are harvested as a cereal.
Names & Synonyms
Panicum prolutum F. Muell.
References (1)
- 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]
