Sabi grass (Urochloa mosambicensis)

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

Urochloa mosambicensis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Apomictic (reproduce by seeds formed without sexual fusion). The plant is self-fertile. 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 used as a cereal, usually being ground into a flour which is then often eaten as a porridge. — It is used as a cereal, usually being ground into a flour which is then often eaten as a porridge.

Habitat & North American Range

Savannah woodland and open grassland, often in disturbed or overgrazed locations such as fallow land and roadsides, especially where the soil is fertile, at elevations up to 1,600 metres. (Zone 10)