Sowi millet
Panicum hirticaule
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
An annual millet grass. It grows 10-80 cm tall. The leaves are hairy and 15 cm long. The flowers are in a branching panicle 12 cm long. The spikelets are rounded.
There are about 500 Panicum species.
Where it is found
A tropical plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Caribbean, Central America (country/location of origin), Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, South America (country/location of origin), USA, Venezuela, West Indies (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
The seeds are ground into a meal and used to make bread.
It is occasionally cultivated.
Edible parts
Seeds
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Panizo cauchÃn, Sonora panic
Synonyms
Panicum capillare var. miliaceum Vasey; Panicum hirticaule var. miliaceum (Vasey) Beetle; Panicum sonorum Beal; and others