Panicum miliaceum

French Millet at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

Panicum miliaceum	22 Mar 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Panicum miliaceum	15 Mar 2023	abread111
Sorghum bicolor	15 Mar 2023	natureguy
Sorghum leiocladum	15 Mar 2023	MAX

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Some kind of Wild Millet or Sorghum grass ? growing in Suburban Nature strip area. In seed (a lot). Potentially an Invasive grass species or not ? Possibly spread from Bird seed mix ?

8 comments

natureguy wrote:

15 Mar 2023

Not 100% sure but not the native S. leiocladum

abread111 wrote:

15 Mar 2023

Looks more like a millet to me.

waltraud wrote:

17 Mar 2023

I can't see a map; it doesn't look like Mt Majura nature reserve with the bitumen (?) in the background.
Our botanist is happy to id species from specimens collected in the nature reserve.
Check out the native S. leiocladum - it looks very different. I recorded natural stands from Mt TennantI and grow them in my garden - very beautiful!

MAX wrote:

17 Mar 2023

The location is in the Watson Fair suburb on the Nature strip, as I mentioned in my original comment. Not inside the Majura Nature Park. Happy to provide a specimen to Ms I. Thanks

waltraud wrote:

18 Mar 2023

thanks Max as per my previous comment the botanist is happy to help id specimens collected inside Mt Majura nature reserve (not from the suburbs). perhaps you can contact her yourself?

abread111 wrote:

18 Mar 2023

Max, if you don't want to bother Isobel, I reckon I could id it if you bring me a sample on Monday. Barb

abread111 wrote:

29 Mar 2023

See photos at https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/66bb8e0c-0d3e-42e3-97df-7b1ff5af2941
and the description on vicflora. I agree with Michael's confirmation, but will get it to Isobel for the herbarium.

abread111 wrote:

3 May 2023

Isobel did confirm id.

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