Wood Millet
Milium effusum
Summary 3
Milium effusum (vernacular name American milletgrass or wood millet) is a perennial species of grass in the Poaceae family, native to damp forests of the Holarctic Kingdom.
Identification Hints 4
Branches whorled. No awns. One floret per spikelet. Florets spaced out. Glumes shorter than floret.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Biodehio, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milium_effusum_05.jpg
- (c) Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker
- Adapted by Ruth Ripley from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milium_effusum
- (c) Ruth Ripley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
- 植物和名−学名インデックス YList
iNat Map
| Form of inflorescence | Not spike-like |
|---|---|
| Branches whorled? | Yes |
| Height | Tall |
| Awn length | Zero |
| Number of florets | One |
