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PLANTS

Proso millet

Panicum miliaceum

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnualWhite flowers
Proso millet, photo 1 of 5
Proso millet, In flower
Proso millet, In fruit
1.0 mHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 1.0 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 84 observations of Proso millet in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie37
  2. Capitale-Nationale16
  3. Lanaudière5
  4. Laurentides5
  5. Estrie5
  6. Laval4
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  10. Montréal2
  11. Outaouais2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

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