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| Synonyms: |
Panicum italicum L. |
| Common names: | Foxtail bristle-grass (English) Foxtail millet (English) Italian millet (English) |
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| Status: | Introduced and cultivated, rarely escaping. |
| Description: |
Stout annual. Culms to 150 cm. Panicle 5-30 cm, spike-like, very dense, sometimes ± lobed; bristles up to 1 cm, in groups of 2-5. Spikelets 2-3 mm, not deciduous as a whole; upper glume 2/3 to 3/4 length of spikelet; upper lemma smooth or minutely rugose. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | italica: of Italy |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Cultivated worldwide as a cereal crop or for birdseed; occasionally grown in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 95. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 58. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 71. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 109. |
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