Panicum obtusum Kunth

Slender, erect, 3–7 dm; basal stolons vine-like, to 2 m; lf-blades 1–2 dm × 3–6 mm; panicle slender, 5–15 cm, bearing several erect secund racemes 1–3 cm; spikelets ellipsoid to obovoid, 2.5–4 mm, brownish, obtuse; first glume three-fourths to nearly as long as the spikelet; second glume and sterile lemma subequal, obtuse or rounded, strongly veined; 2n=20, 36, 40. Moist soil; Utah to Kans., nw. Mo. (where probably only intr.) and Ark., s. to Mex.

Damp flats, shores and waste places. Usually found in dry soils according to another report. Sandy or gravelly soils, mainly along the banks of rivers and irrigation ditches.

The seeds are cooked whole or ground into a flour. They are often ground with cornflour. They are made into gravy and mixed with meat.

Plants can be grown from seed which germinate within one week. Plants can be grown by division.