Wild Proso Millet, Broomcorn Millet
Panicum miliaceum L.
Poaceae (Grass Family)
▲ ▼ young plants
▲ ▼ mature plants
▲ inflorescence
▲ ▼ leaf sheath, ligule and collar regions
Wild Proso Millet, Broomcorn Millet: (pp. 448-449, Weeds of the Great Plains; p. 68-69 in Weeds of the Northeast)
· large, upright-growing annual grass, 2-6’ tall
· leaves are broad with long hairs on both sides, and sheaths have long, stiff hairs that stand out from stem; leaves up to 1” wide
· inflorescences is a drooping whitish to light green panicle with spikelets at the end of the panicle branches and round little seeds
· found in fertile, moist soils; is common in reduced tillage row crops, horticultural crops