Panicum whitei

J. M. Black

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal

The seeds are harvested and used as a cereal grain.

It can grow in arid places.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

A grass in the Poaceae family capable of growing in arid environments, with seeds used as a cereal crop.

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