Vavilovii Wild Rye (Secale vavilovii)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Secale vavilovii is a basionym of: Secale cereale L. subsp. vavilovii.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. Used as a cereal for making bread, cakes, thickening soups and so on. — Used as a cereal for making bread, cakes, thickening soups and so on.

Habitat & North American Range

Eroded volcanic slopes, dry gorges, irrigation ditches and as a weed of cultivated land in Turkey. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)