Ripgut Brome (Bromus rigidus)

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

Bromus rigidus is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind, Cleistogomy (self-pollinating without flowers ever opening). The plant is self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed. Used as a piñole, or dried then ground into a powder and mixed with water to make a gruel. The seed is small and would be rather fiddly to use. — Used as a piñole, or dried then ground into a powder and mixed with water to make a gruel.; The seed is small and would be rather fiddly to use.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste places on sandy shores in the Channel Islands, a casual in other parts of Britain. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)