The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1969
Latest year: 1994

County Status
Casual

Family
Poaceae

Total records held
2

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 1	2
Tetrads: 1	2
Hectads: 1	2

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 12 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Great Millet is a very rare casual annual of waste tips and waysides. The sole recent record is from a roadside at Johnson’s Mill (SK2862), and the only previous one from a tip in Derby (SK3736) in 1969. It is a constituent or contaminant of bird-seed and food grains. It originates from sub-Saharan Africa.