Yellow Bristle Grass (Setaria pumila)

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

Setaria pumila is a ANNUAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from September to October. 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 and prefers well-drained soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet or savoury food in all the ways that rice is used, or ground into a powder and made into porridge, cakes, puddings etc. — It can be eaten as a sweet or savoury food in all the ways that rice is used, or ground into a powder and made into porridge, cakes, puddings etc.; The seed contains about 11.5% protein, 6% fat, 40.7% carbohydrate, 8.2% fat.; A dust from the fungal infection of plants is eaten.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste ground, cultivated fields and lowland all over Japan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)