Scientific Name: Panicum decompositum var. tenuis

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  • Common Name:
    Native Millet, Australian Millet
  • Type:
    herb grass , densely tufted perennial
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Panicles ovate,open 15-35 cmlong, the lower branches rigid, stright and whorled
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Grass book, Crank's Creek
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: The seeds of native millet (Panicum decompositum) were a staple of the Aborigines of the interior, who ate them milled and baked into damper.

Identification Notes

Usually pale glaucous-green. Leaf sheaths and blades mostly hairless.