Vetiveria (Vetiveria zizanioides)

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

NOTE: See Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty for a more recent update of this plant.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic and are used as a food flavouring. — The roots are aromatic and are used as a food flavouring.; An essential oil obtained from the roots is used as a flavouring in sherbets, syrup sweets, fruit drinks and canned asparagus.; It is used in certain canned foods, such as asparagus and peas, to reinforce the natural odour and taste.

Habitat & North American Range

Open dry places at elevations up to 1000 metres in Nepal. (Zone 7)