Bromus rigidus
| Bromus rigidus | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Early Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Bromus rigidus (common name: ripgut brome)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ and only just cover. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary well-drained garden soil in a sunny position[1][2].
The plant has cleistogamous flowers, these flowers do not open but produce seed by means of self-fertilization.
Range: Southern and western Europe, including Britain, to N. Africa.
Habitat: Waste places on sandy shores in the Channel Islands, a casual in other parts of Britain[3].
Edibility: Seed[4][5]. Used as a piñole, or dried then ground into a powder and mixed with water to make a gruel[6]. The seed is small and would be rather fiddly to use[K].
Pollinators: Wind, cleistogamous
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Wind: Tolerates strong winds
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Anisantha rigidus. (Roth.)Hyl. B. diandrus. Roth.
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References
- ↑ Bird, R. Growing from Seed Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan, 1989.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.