Vine Mesquite (Panicum obtusum)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Panicum obtusum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). It is in flower from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant, mild flavour and can e used as a staple food. — Seed - cooked as a whole grain or ground into a powder and used as a flour with cornmeal.; The seed is rather small and fiddly to utilize, though it has a pleasant, mild flavour and can e used as a staple food.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp flats, shores and waste places. Usually found in dry soils according to another report. Sandy or gravelly soils, mainly along the banks of rivers and irrigation ditches. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)