Jungle Rice
Herb latin name: Jungle Rice,Jungle Rice Extract
Latin name: Echinochloa colona
Synonyms: Panicum colonumPanicum colonum
Family: Gramineae (Grass Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Waste places, cultivated fields and ditches in southern N. America where it is naturalized. A weed of damp places and irrigated fHabitat of the herb: the herb: Waste places, cultivated fields and ditches in southern N. America where it is naturalized. A weed of damp places and irrigated fields in China.
Propagation of Jungle Rice: Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer. A sowing in situ in late spring might also succeed but is unlikely to ripen a crop of seed if the summer is cool and wet.
Cultivation of the herb: Waste places, cultivated fields and ditches in southern N. America where it is naturalized. A weed of damp places and irrigated fields in China.
Medicinal use of Jungle Rice: None known
Known hazards of Echinochloa colona: None known
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