Poaceae
Kodo millet
Paspalum scrobiculatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (16)
- Afrikaans
- Kodomanna
- Chinese
- 鴨乸草, 鸭乸草, 鴨姆草, 鸭姆草, 南雀稗
- Czech
- Paspal obilní
- dag
- Kpuŋkpaŋgoŋ
- English
- Kodo millet, Kodomillet, Koda millet, Bull crowngrass
- Gujarati
- કોદરા
- Hausa
- Tumbin jaki
- Hindi
- कोदो
- Japanese
- スズメノコビエ
- Kannada
- ಹಾರಕ
- Malayalam
- വരക്
- Marathi
- कोद्रा
- Punjabi
- ਕੋਧਰਾ
- Tamil
- வரகு, கருவரகு
- Telugu
- ఆరికలు
- Yoruba
- Ọkànli
Synonyms
- Paspalum adelogaeum Steud.
- Paspalum akoense Hayata
- Paspalum amazonicum Trin.
- Paspalum auriculatum J.Presl
- Paspalum barbatum Schumach.
- Paspalum borbonicum Steud.
- Paspalum boscianum Flüggé
- Paspalum cartilagianeum var. biglumaceum Fosberg & Sachet
- Paspalum cartilagineum J.Presl
- Paspalum coloratum Rich. ex Döll
- Paspalum commersonii Lam.
- Paspalum commersonii var. hirsutum Jansen
- Paspalum commersonii var. polystachyum (R.Br.) Stapf
- Paspalum commersonii var. turgidum (Buse) Jansen
- Paspalum commutatum Nees
- Paspalum confertum Leconte
- Paspalum coromandelinum Lam.
- Paspalum deightonii (C.E.Hubb.) Clayton
- Paspalum dissectum var. grande Nees
- Paspalum firmum Trin.
- Paspalum frumentaceum Rottler ex Roem. & Schult.
- Paspalum horneri Henrard
- Paspalum jardini Steud.
- Paspalum kora Willd.
- Paspalum ledermannii Mez
- Paspalum mauritanicum Nees ex Steud.
- Paspalum metabolon Steud.
- Paspalum metzii Steud.
- Paspalum moratii Toutain
- Paspalum orbiculare var. cartilagineum (J.Presl) Summerh. & C.E.Hubb.
- Paspalum palustre Vanderyst
- Paspalum polo F.M.Bailey
- Paspalum polystachyum R.Br.
- Paspalum puberulum Roem. & Schult.
- Paspalum pubescens R.Br.
- Paspalum purpurascens Elliott
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. auriculatum (J.Presl & C.Presl) Merr.
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. bispicatum Hack. ex Merr.
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. bispiculatum Hack.
- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. commersonii (Lam.) Stapf
and 15 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to July, September to December (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: DIAMOUTENE Abdoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.