Piptatherum holciforme

Piptatherum holciforme
Hairy millet grass seeds (Piptatherum holciforme)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Piptatherum
Species:	P. holciforme
Binomial name
Piptatherum holciforme (M.Bieb.) Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms[1]
Agrostis holciformis M.Bieb. Milium coerulescens var. holciforme (M. Bieb.) Regel Milium holciforme (M.Bieb.) Spreng. Oryzopsis coerulescens var. grandis Pamp. Oryzopsis grandis (Pamp.) Maire & Weiller Oryzopsis holciformis (M.Bieb.) Hack. Oryzopsis holciformis var. glabra (Freitag) D.Heller Oryzopsis kopetdaghensis Roshev. Piptatherum holciforme var. glabrum Freitag Piptatherum karataviense Roshev. Urachne holciformis (M.Bieb.) K.Koch Urachne sinaica Steud.

Piptatherum holciforme is a species of perennial cereal grass known by the common names rice grass, hairy ricegrass, and hairy millet grass, endemic to Eurasia, especially the Mediterranean basin. The seed of the plant is a type of grain millet that can be ground into meal and prepared as a porridge.