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Panicum miliaceum

L.
Tracheophyta » Poales » Poaceae » Panicum miliaceum
Common name (English)
Proso millet
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)
Global distribution

Afghanistan 2 1; Afghanistan 196 0; Alabama 27 1; Alabama 1530 0; Albania 28 1; Albania 1867 0; Alberta 1 1; Alberta 1515 0; Altay 31 1; Altay 1570 0; Amur 33 1; Amur 1576 0; Argentina Northeast 87 0; Argentina Northwest 175 0; Arizona 38 1; Arizona 1513 0; Austria 51 1; Austria 901 0; Baleares 55 1; Baleares 1987 0; Baltic States 1512 0; Bangladesh 56 1; Bangladesh 234 0; Belarus 63 1; Belarus 1585 0; Belgium 59 1; Belgium 1507 0; Bermuda 58 1; Bermuda 220 0; Botswana 74 1; Botswana 99 0; Brazil North 154 0; Brazil South 86 0; Brazil Southeast 166 0; Brazil West-Central 201 0; British Columbia 76 1; British Columbia 1516 0; Bulgaria 78 1; Bulgaria 252 0; Buryatiya 77 1; Buryatiya 1569 0; California 111 1; California 1527 0; Cameroon 166 1; Cameroon 26 0; Canary Is. 168 1; Canary Is. 197 0; Caroline Is. 168 0; Central European Rus 1583 0; Chatham Is. 187 1; Chatham Is. 1762 0; China South-Central 230 0; China Southeast 206 0; Chita 186 1; Chita 1573 0; Colombia 159 1; Colombia 177 0; Colorado 169 1; Colorado 1532 0; Comoros 170 1; Comoros 190 0; Connecticut 167 1; Connecticut 1525 0; Cuba 188 1; Cuba 83 0; Cyprus 190 1; Cyprus 1994 0; Czechoslovakia 251 0; Delaware 193 1; Delaware 1523 0; District of Columbia 580 1; District of Columbia 1524 0; Dominican Republic 196 1; Dominican Republic 159 0; East European Russia 481 1; East European Russia 1582 0; East Himalaya 246 0; Egypt 201 1; Egypt 1757 0; Florida 213 1; Florida 129 0; France 216 1; France 353 0; French Guiana 218 1; French Guiana 176 0; Georgia 1562 0; Germany 223 1; Germany 354 0; Great Britain 232 1; Great Britain 4 0; Greece 233 1; Greece 355 0; Gulf States 195 0; Guyana 239 1; Guyana 174 0; Haiti 240 1; Haiti 160 0; Hawaii 1597 0; Honduras 247 1; Honduras 158 0; Hungary 248 1; Hungary 265 0; Idaho 250 1; Idaho 1891 0; Illinois 251 1; Illinois 1531 0; India 111 0; Indiana 278 1; Indiana 1556 0; Iowa 279 1; Iowa 1548 0; Iran 283 1; Iran 1578 0; Iraq 284 1; Iraq 1768 0; Irkutsk 282 1; Irkutsk 1574 0; Italy 285 1; Italy 357 0; Japan 288 0; Kansas 297 1; Kansas 1561 0; Kazakhstan 298 1; Kazakhstan 107 0; Kentucky 309 1; Kentucky 1546 0; Khabarovsk 303 1; Khabarovsk 1589 0; Kirgizstan 1563 0; Korea 1753 0; Krym 308 1; Krym 1584 0; Lebanon-Syria 1767 0; Leeward Is. 165 0; Lesotho 330 1; Lesotho 204 0; Libya 318 1; Libya 1756 0; Louisiana 333 1; Louisiana 1545 0; Madagascar 345 1; Madagascar 23 0; Madeira 346 1; Madeira 359 0; Maine 338 1; Maine 1543 0; Maldives 347 1; Maldives 1995 0; Manitoba 339 1; Manitoba 1517 0; Marianas 207 0; Maryland 365 1; Maryland 225 0; Masachusettes 1544 0; Mauritius 342 1; Mauritius 184 0; Michigan 348 1; Michigan 1542 0; Minnesota 349 1; Minnesota 1533 0; Mississippi 366 1; Mississippi 298 0; Missouri 367 1; Missouri 1540 0; Mongolia 356 1; Mongolia 259 0; Montana 354 1; Montana 1539 0; Morocco 357 1; Morocco 198 0; Myanmar 404 1; Myanmar 94 0; Nansei-shoto 432 1; Nansei-shoto 1649 0; Nebraska 419 1; Nebraska 1536 0; Nepal 420 1; Nepal 245 0; Nevada 422 1; Nevada 1552 0; New Brunswick 407 1; New Brunswick 1518 0; New Caledonia 441 1; New Caledonia 169 0; New Hampshire 444 1; New Hampshire 1535 0; New Jersey 445 1; New Jersey 1722 0; New Mexico 446 1; New Mexico 1534 0; New York 448 1; New York 1554 0; New Zealand North 449 1; New Zealand North 1503 0; New Zealand South 450 1; New Zealand South 1504 0; Newfoundland 425 1; Newfoundland 1925 0; North Carolina 408 1; North Carolina 1538 0; North Caucasus 1590 0; North Dakota 418 1; North Dakota 1537 0; North European Russi 1580 0; Northern Provinces 73 0; Northwest European R 1571 0; Nova Scotia 435 1; Nova Scotia 1519 0; Ohio 453 1; Ohio 1541 0; Oman 455 1; Oman 115 0; Ontario 456 1; Ontario 1520 0; Oregon 457 1; Oregon 1559 0; Pakistan 458 1; Pakistan 110 0; Palestine 1754 0; Pennsylvania 464 1; Pennsylvania 1558 0; Philippines 466 1; Philippines 84 0; Poland 469 1; Poland 1509 0; Primorye 471 1; Primorye 1577 0; Prince Edward I. 463 1; Prince Edward I. 1521 0; Puerto Rico 472 1; Puerto Rico 163 0; Qubec 1522 0; Rhode I. 477 1; Rhode I. 1557 0; Romania 479 1; Romania 250 0; Sardegna 489 1; Sardegna 1745 0; Saskatchewan 490 1; Saskatchewan 1514 0; Saudi Arabia 491 1; Saudi Arabia 114 0; South Dakota 497 1; South Dakota 1547 0; South European Russi 1572 0; Spain 513 1; Spain 257 0; Sri Lanka 514 1; Sri Lanka 232 0; Switzerland 526 1; Switzerland 1510 0; Tadzhikistan 561 1; Tadzhikistan 358 0; Tennessee 540 1; Tennessee 1553 0; Texas 541 1; Texas 153 0; Transcaucasus 241 0; Turkey 554 1; Turkey 356 0; Turkey-in-Europe 552 1; Turkey-in-Europe 1587 0; Turkmenistan 543 1; Turkmenistan 14 0; Tuva 556 1; Tuva 1575 0; Ukraine 564 1; Ukraine 256 0; Uruguay 565 1; Uruguay 88 0; Utah 566 1; Utah 1551 0; Uzbekistan 567 1; Uzbekistan 254 0; Vermont 570 1; Vermont 1550 0; Vietnam 572 1; Vietnam 89 0; Virginia 574 1; Virginia 1357 0; Washington 577 1; Washington 1549 0; West Himalaya 227 0; West Siberia 592 1; West Siberia 1929 0; Wisconsin 590 1; Wisconsin 224 0; Wyoming 594 1; Wyoming 1526 0; Yemen 113 0; Yugoslavia 1588 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual. Sometimes cultivated on a small scale in Cyprus, and has been collected in a melon field at Peristerona (Division 5 or 6).

First detection year
1936
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Other escape from confinement – Other escape
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
Pathway detail

According to Georgiades (1995) the species is spread through birds as the plant's seeds are used as feed for song birds.

References

Meikle RD (1985) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 2.

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

Hand R (2006) Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus V. Willdenowia 36(2): 761-809. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.36.36211

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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