Blue Wild Rye (Elymus glauca)

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

Elymus glauca is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. It can be ground into a flour and used to make bread. Very fiddly to use, the seed is small and difficult to extract. — It can be ground into a flour and used to make bread.; Very fiddly to use, the seed is small and difficult to extract.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist or dry open thickets and shores. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)