Echinochloa frumentacea Japanese millet (Gramineae)

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Echinochloa frumentacea
Japanese millet
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The Echinochloa frumentacea plant species is found in Native habitat unknown, possibly derived in cultivation from E. crus-galli. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japanese millet. Some home gardeners know the variety as Panicum frumentacea.

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Latin Name:  Echinochloa frumentacea
Common Name:  Japanese millet
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  (Roxb.)Link.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.8   Mature Width:  0.15

Habitat:  Not known in a truly wild situation.

Edible Uses: Seed - cooked and used as a millet. The seed can be cooked whole or can be ground into a flour[1, 57, 61, 105, 142, 171]. Usually eaten as a porridge[183]. The seed contains about 72.5% starch, 3.12% fat, 11.8% protein, 2.65% ash[179].

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