Weeping rice grass (Microlaena stipoides)

Family: Poaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Microlaena stipoides (Labill.) R.Br. is a synonym of Ehrharta stipoides Labill.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

A relative of rice. The flour has much higher protein levels - it was 22%, compared with only 9% for rice, 12–14% for hard wheats, and up to 18% for high-protein hybrid maize varieties. — A relative of rice.; The flour has much higher protein levels - it was 22%, compared with only 9% for rice, 12–14% for hard wheats, and up to 18% for high-protein hybrid maize varieties.; Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple Crop: balanced carb (The term staple crop typically refers to a food that is eaten routinely and accounts for a dominant part of people's diets in a particular region of the world).; In production although yields are low or unreported.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp grassland, heath, woodland and forest; widespread in damper lowlands of southern Australia. On the northern tablelands of NSW it is found particularly in shaded high fertility areas, whereas in Victoria, Australia it also occurs on unshaded slopes under grazing. (Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)