Emmer (Triticum turgidum dicoccon)

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

Triticum turgidum dicoccon is a ANNUAL. 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. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

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 for making bread, biscuits etc. The seed retains its glumes when it is threshed. — It is usually ground into a flour and used as a cereal for making bread, biscuits etc.; The seed retains its glumes when it is threshed.

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)