Goatgrass (Aegilops speltoides)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Aegilops speltoides is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. Small and very fiddly to harvest and clean. An emergency food, it is normally used as a cereal substitute for making bread etc. — Small and very fiddly to harvest and clean.; An emergency food, it is normally used as a cereal substitute for making bread etc.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry acid grassland, oak scrub, plains, rocky limestone hills, fallow fields and edges of cornfields, 100 - 1200 metres in Turkey. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)