Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)

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

Bloom Color: Brown. Main Bloom Time: Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked and eaten as a cereal. Said to have a very good flavour. Seed production in the wild is generally poor. — Seed - cooked and eaten as a cereal.; Said to have a very good flavour.; Seed production in the wild is generally poor.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandhills and drifting sands on the coast. Also found on salt flats. (Zone 7)