Species

Panicum miliaceum

Common Name(s)

broomcorn millet

Authority

Panicum miliaceum L.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

PANMIL

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Structural Class

Grasses

Similar Taxa

Annual with fibrous roots reproducing by seeds. Stems 0.5 to 1.5 m tall, either spreading or erect, branched. Leaves and especially leaf sheaths covered with dense stiff hairs. Panicle resembling P. dichotomiflorum but larger. (Wax, Fawcett and Isely 1981)

Year Naturalised

1916

Origin

Asia

Seed
Seeds 2.4 to 3 mm long, oval, brown to black, shiny, smooth, readily separated from hulls, resembling domestic proso millet or

Tolerances
Grows rapidly; is particularly well adapted to sandy or droughty soils and hot weather. (Wax, Fawcett and Isely 1981)

This page last updated on 29 Mar 2010