The picture shows the gramineous plant Pennisetum glaucum, whose scientific name is Pennisetum glaucum, also known as candle barnyard and pearl millet

A cereal mainly distributed in South Asia and Africa. It is native to Africa, spread to South Asia in prehistory, and introduced to China during the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Annual herb. The stalk is upright, 1.25-3m high. The leaf sheath is smooth, the ligule is not obvious, and it has long cilia. The blade is wide and strip-shaped, 60-80cm long, 1.5-3.0cm wide, and almost heart-shaped at the base. The panicle is compact and cylindrical, 20-35cm long, 2-2.5cm in diameter. The main axis is hard and straight, densely covered with pubescence. The spikelets are 3.5-4.5mm long, obovate, usually in twin clusters, with bristles and rough spines on the lower part. The spikelet has 2 small flowers, the first flower is male, the second flower is bisexual, the glomes are unequal in length and membranous. The first lemma is 2.5mm long and has 5 veins. The second lemma is about 3mm long and has 3 veins. Caryopses are obovate, 3-4mm long, yellow-green. Thousand-grain weight is 4.5-5g

It can be used as pasture and rut; the grains are for food.