Panicum bulbosum
Kunth
Buln panic grass, Turnip grass
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are threshed, winnowed, and ground into flour to make bread, or prepared as a gravy mixed with meat.
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate plant. It cannot tolerate frost. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Australia, Britain, Central America, Colombia, Europe, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, North America, Poland, South America, USA,
Countries: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Grenada, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Comoros, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, El Salvador, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Trinidad & Tobago, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An erect perennial grass suited to warm temperate and arid climates where frost is absent. It produces seeds that are harvested for food use.
References (2)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 377
- 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]
