Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

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

Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late fall, Mid fall. Form: Prostrate.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. Used as a cereal. The seed has a nutritional value similar to oats (Avena sativa) and contain gluten. An emergency food, it is only used when all else fails. The seed is rather small and fiddly to use. — Used as a cereal.; The seed has a nutritional value similar to oats (Avena sativa) and contain gluten.; An emergency food, it is only used when all else fails.; The seed is rather small and fiddly to use.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows and weedy places. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)