Soft Brome (Bromus thominii)

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

Bromus thominii is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3. It is in flower from May to July, and the seeds ripen from June to August. 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 - cooked. The seed can be dried, ground into a powder then mixed with water and eaten as a gruel. The seed is small and fiddly to utilize. — The seed can be dried, ground into a powder then mixed with water and eaten as a gruel.; The seed is small and fiddly to utilize.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows, waste places, and on dunes, shingle banks and cliffs, mainly in southern Britain. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)