Digitaria iburua Stapf

A wild millet grass. It is slightly taller than Fonio (Digitaria exilis). It forms loose tufts. It grows 1.4 m high. It has 4 to 10 racemes per inflorescence. The spikelets are dark brown but the grain is white.

A tropical plant. It is cultivated as a cereal in the Hausa region in northern Nigeria. It grows between 400-1,000 m altitude in West Africa. It grows in areas with a rainfall of 900-1,000 mm per year. It grows in the savannah.

It is used in the preparation of a couscous locally known as wusu-wusu. It is used to prepare beer.

It is often grown intercropped with sorgum or pearl millet. It is also grown mixed with fonio (Digitaria exilis).