Broom corn millet

Leaves are grass-like but broad, up to 2 cm wide, and resemble maize or sorghum but for the long hairs on the leaf sheath
Leaf blades hairy on upper and lower surfaces and along edges
Leaf sheaths are very hairy and the margins overlap
Ligules consist of a line of dense hairs
Flower spikelets individually borne on the end of branched panicles, which can be between 15 – 30 cm long
seeds are egg-shaped and encased in a shiny seed coat approximately 3 x 2 mm in size
Seedlings grow rapidly into upright plants
Roots are shallow and weak, making plants easy to uproot.