Puccinellia distans
| Puccinellia distans | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Puccinellia distans (common name: sweet grass)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow in pots in the spring and do not allow to dry out. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in the spring.
Cultivation: We have no information for this species, but judging by its native habitats it should be amenable to a range of conditions from sandy well-drained to quite muddy, as long as it is in a reasonably sunny position[K].
Range: Europe, including Britain, to Siberia.
Habitat: Salt marshes, muddy estuaries and occasionally on sandy ground inland[1].
Edibility: Seed - cooked[2]. No more information is given, but the seed can probably be used as pinole, or can be ground into a powder and used as a thickener in soups or with cereal flours when making bread, cakes etc[K].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Glyceria distans. (Jacq.)Wahlenb.
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References
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.