Scientific Name: Echinochloa esculenta

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  • Common Name:
    Japanese Millet
  • Type:
    herb grass , tufted annual
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Spikelets dark red-brown, shortly tapered to a point.
  • Species List:
    Grass book, Weeds,
Cultural Notes

Native of Asia -cultivated for forage and grain.

Identification Notes

Spikelets swollen and very densely arranged on branches. Branches close and overlapping.

Landscaping Notes

CONTROL METHODS: Used as a soil stabiliser on road verges.