Names
Scientific
Echinochloa esculenta
English
Japanese barnyard millet
Japanese millet
Dutch
Japanse gierst
Spanish
Mijo japonés
French
Millet Japonais
German
Japanische Hirse
Taxonomy
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Echinochloa
Species
Echinochloa esculenta (Japanese barnyard millet)
Did you know that?
Several small grain cereals are all known by the name “Millet” but are actually different crop species.
Crop categories
Cereals
Food crops
Forage and fodder crops
Temperate crops