Poaceae

Broomcorn millet

Panicum miliaceum L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Panicum

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) — FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (65)

Afrikaans: Prosomanna
Albanian: Miglio
ami: O lamelo hananay
Arabic: دخن شائع
Asturian: Miyu
Basque: Artatxiki arrunt
Belarusian: Проса звычайнае
Bulgarian: Обикновено просо
Cantonese: 黍米
Catalan: Mill comú, Mill proso
cdo: Uòng-dăi
Chinese: 稷, 黍, 稷*, 糜, 黍根, 黍米, 黍茎, 稷子
Croatian: Proso
cv: Ахаль вир
Czech: Proso seté
Danish: Almindelig Hirse, Ægte Hirse
Dutch: Pluimgierst, Vipphirs
English: Broomcorn millet, Proso millet, Proso, Broom corn millet
Esperanto: Milio, Milia panico
Estonian: Harilik hirss
Finnish: Viljahirssi
French: Millet commun
Galician: Millo miúdo común
German: Rispenhirse, Echte Hirse, Rispen-Hirse, Silberhirse
grc: Κέγχρος
Hebrew: דוחן מטאטא
Hindi: चेना
hsb: Prawe jahły
Hungarian: Termesztett köles, Seprűköles
Italian: Miglio
Japanese: キビ, きび, 稷, 黍, 黍子
Kannada: ಬರಗು
Korean: 기장, 기장쌀
kus: Ki
Lithuanian: Tikroji sora
lzh: 黍
Macedonian: Просо
Marathi: पुनर्वा, वरी
mnc: ᡳᡵᠠ
myv: Суро
Norwegian Bokmål: Hirse, Ekte hirse
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hirse, Ekte hirse
os: Хуымæтæджы еуу
Persian: ارزن معمولی
Polish: Proso zwyczajne, Proso właściwe
Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰੋਸੋ ਬਾਜਰਾ
Quechua: Mihu, Mijo, Miju
Romanian: Mei
Russian: Просо обыкновенное, Просо посевное
scn: Scagghiola
Serbian: Просо
Serbian (Latin): Proso
sgs: Sūra
Slovak: Proso siate
Slovenian: Navadno proso
Spanish: Mijo comun, Mijo común
Swedish: Vipphirs
Tamil: பனிவரகு
Tatar: Гади тары
Telugu: వరిగెలు
trv: Baso
Ukrainian: Просо звичайне
vep: Järgeline hirs'
Vietnamese: Kê Proso, Kê châu Âu
Welsh: Miled

Synonyms

Leptoloma miliaceum (L.) Smyth
Milium esculentum Moench
Milium panicum Mill.
Panicum asperrimum Fisch.
Panicum asperrimum Fischer ex Jacq.
Panicum densepilosum Steud.
Panicum miliaceum subsp. agricola H.Scholz & Mikoláš
Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum
Panicum miliaceum subsp. ruderale (Kitag.) Tzvelev
Panicum miliaceum var. aerugineum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. album Alef.
Panicum miliaceum var. anthracinum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. aquilum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. atrobrunneum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. aureum Alef.
Panicum miliaceum var. cinereum Alef.
Panicum miliaceum var. coffeatum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. corsinum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. densobrunneum Agaf.
Panicum miliaceum var. fuscum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. glaucum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. leucospermum N.H.F.Desp.
Panicum miliaceum var. miliaceum
Panicum miliaceum var. nicotianum Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum miliaceum var. nigrum Thuill.
Panicum miliaceum var. nutans Beck
Panicum miliaceum var. ruderale Kitag.
Panicum miliaceum var. sanguineum Alef.
Panicum miliaceum var. suberectum Beck
Panicum miliaceum var. subvitellinotephrum Agaf.
Panicum miliaceum var. virescens Krassavin & Uljanova
Panicum milium Pers.
Panicum provinciale É.Huet & Chamb.
Panicum ruderale (Kitag.) D.M.Chang
Panicum spontaneum Zhuk.
Panicum triphellon Y.Yabe

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tyler Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Globe Master - SideEffect, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Сергей, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Globe Master - SideEffect, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.