Paspalidium gracile
(R. Br.) Hughes
Slender Panic Grass, Graceful Panic Grass
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are harvested and used as cereal.
Where to Find It
It can grow on rocky ground. It grows in arid warm temperate locations.
Australia*,
Countries: Australia
How to Identify
A wiry tufted grass. It grows 50-80 cm high and spreads 50-80 cm wide. The rootstock is knotted. The stems are branched. The leaves are 14 cm long by 0.0.5-0.3 cm wide. They are long and narrow. They can be yellow green or deep green, The flower panicles are 25 cm long. There are 10 stalked flowers up to 2 cm long.
How to Grow
It can be grown from seed or division of the creeping rootstock.
Notes
There are about 40 Paspalidium species. They are tropical.
References (6)
- Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923:318. 1923
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 196
- Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1997, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 7. Lothian. p 178
- Hunter, J. T. & Sheringham, P., 2006, Vegetation and Floristics of Melville Range Nature Reserve. A Report to the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service. p 176
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 183
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 112
