CAT-00119
Native millet
Panicum decompositum
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Panicum
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Grain
- Latin name
- Panicum decompositum
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Native millet
- Source URLs
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10660417/; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=sp&name=Panicum~decompositum&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00119
- Mature width
- Not confirmed; allow spread appropriate to growth habit
- Native range
- Mainland Australian grassland and fertile soils.
- Plant family
- Poaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Regional / traditional food plant
- Mature height
- 1 m
- Native states
- NSW, NT, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Published food use; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Seeds mature after flowering.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Processed grain
- Flowering season
- Summer.
- Brief description
- Tufted perennial grain grass with open branching heads.
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate to high once established.
- Preparation notes
- Clean and process mature grain; milling and cooking methods require species-specific confirmation.
- Flower description
- Tiny grass flowers in open branching panicles.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising warm-season grain trial; harvesting and grain cleaning needed.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Small dry grains in spikelets.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded