Tussock Grass (Deschampsia caespitosa)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Late spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed. No further details are given, though it is likely that the seed was ground into a flour and used as a cereal. However, the seed is quite small and its use would be rather fiddly. — No further details are given, though it is likely that the seed was ground into a flour and used as a cereal.; However, the seed is quite small and its use would be rather fiddly.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp woods and meadows, usually on badly drained clay soils. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)