Slender Panic Grass, Graceful Panic Grass
Paspalidium gracile
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
A wiry tufted grass. It grows 50-80 cm high and spreads 50-80 cm wide. The rootstock is knotted. The stems are branched. The leaves are 14 cm long by 0.0.5-0.3 cm wide. They are long and narrow. They can be yellow green or deep green, The flower panicles are 25 cm long. There are 10 stalked flowers up to 2 cm long.
There are about 40 Paspalidium species. They are tropical.
Where it is found
It can grow on rocky ground. It grows in arid warm temperate locations.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Seeds, cereal
How it is grown
It can be grown from seed or division of the creeping rootstock.