Sweet Grass (Puccinellia distans)

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

Puccinellia distans is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in saline soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. No more information is given, but the seed can probably be used as pinole, or can be ground into a powder and used as a thickener in soups or with cereal flours when making bread, cakes etc. — No more information is given, but the seed can probably be used as pinole, or can be ground into a powder and used as a thickener in soups or with cereal flours when making bread, cakes etc.

Habitat & North American Range

Salt marshes, muddy estuaries and occasionally on sandy ground inland. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)