Creeping mannagrass (Glyceria acutiflora)

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

Glyceria acutiflora is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers wet soil and can grow in water.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. Ground into a flour and used as a cereal. An emergency food, used when all else fails. The seed is very small and fiddly to harvest. — Ground into a flour and used as a cereal.; An emergency food, used when all else fails.; The seed is very small and fiddly to harvest.

Habitat & North American Range

Ponds and paddy fields in C. and S. Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)