Sorghum plumosum
(R. Br.) P. Beauv.
Plume Sorghum, Plume canegrass
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on flood plains and creek banks in the Kimberleys. It grows in tropical and subtropical regions.
Australia*,
Countries: Australia
How to Identify
A millet grass. A leafy grass which forms tussocks. It has a stout root system and keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 60-150 cm high. The stems are thick and woody. The leaf sheaths are smooth. The leaf blades are flat and sometimes hairy. The inflorescence is an open panicle. It is 14-30 cm long.
References (7)
- Ess. Agrostogr. 132,165,178. 1812
- Isaacs, J., 1987, Bush Food, Aboriginal Food and Herbal Medicine. Weldons. p 107
- Kenneally, K.E., Edinger, D. C., and Willing T., 1996, Broome and Beyond, Plants and People of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. p 224
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 25
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 116
- Petheram, R.J. and Kok, B., 2003, Plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. UWA Press p 215
- Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 1221
