Einkorn (Triticum monococcum)

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

Triticum monococcum is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. 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, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. It is usually ground into a flour and used as a cereal. It is not very suitable for bread making (this probably means that it is low in gluten). Retains its glumes when threshed making utilization of the seed more difficult. — It is usually ground into a flour and used as a cereal.; It is not very suitable for bread making (this probably means that it is low in gluten).; Retains its glumes when threshed making utilization of the seed more difficult.

Habitat & North American Range

Developed through cultivation, it is not known in a truly wild location. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)