Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Oval, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The seed has been suggested as a possible coffee substitute. The flower buds are pickled and used as a substitute for capers. Used as a vegetable. — The seed has been suggested as a possible coffee substitute.; The flower buds are pickled and used as a substitute for capers.; Used as a vegetable.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows, pastures, heaths and the edges of fields, especially on poor soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)