Setaria plicata

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass. It keeps growing from year to year from a knotty rootstock. It can form tufts. It grows 45-130 cm tall. The stems are up to 6 mm across. The leaf blades are 10-40 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pleated.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical and tropical plant. It grows in open forests, valleys and moist roadsides.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet

How it is used for food

The tender shoots are eaten as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Panicum plicatum Lam.;