Common name:
Hairy Panic Grass, Blow-away Grass

Family name:
Poaceae

Botanical name:
Panicum effusum

Flowering/fruiting season:
Summer - Autumn

Location:
Widespread in native pastures and woodlands (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:66) eg: Aranda bushland

Use:

• Food
• Seeds ground and baked [in other areas] (Maiden in Flood, 1980:93)

Notes:

• 'Fairly abundant in low country and sets plenty of seed.' (Flood, 1980:93)
• There are records of P. effusum and P. decompositum being collected and processed (ground & cooked) in other areas of Australia, including on the Murrary River by the Wemba wemba. (Gott, 1995)

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Horticulture :

• Grass seeds generally difficult to collect (Wrigley & Fagg, 1989:23)
• Propagate by tussock division.
• Leaves green during summer, fawn and curled when frosted (Eddy et al., 1998: 28)

Similar species:
Introduced weeds such as, P. capillare (Witch Grass), P. millaceum (Broom Millet) (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:66)

Use code:
SEED