Poaceae

825 species

The grass family containing wheat, rice, corn, barley, and oats—humanity's most important food crops.

Achnatherum hymenoides

Indian ricegrass

Acidosasa chinensis

Chinese sour bamboo

Acidosasa edulis

Edible sour bamboo

Acidosasa lingchuanensis

Acidosasa purpurea

Maohua sour bamboo

Acroceras amplectens

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Cereal, Vegetable

Aegilops bicornis

Goatgrass, Spelt

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aegilops geniculata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aegilops speltoides

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aegilops triuncialis

Wild goat grass, Barbed goatgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aeluropus lagopoides

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil

Agrostis perennans

Upland bent, Thin Grass, Upland Bentgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Agrostis stolonifera

Bentgrass, Creeping bent

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Agrotriticum x sp

Perennial grain

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aira caespitosa

Edible: Cereal, Seeds

Alopecurus aequalis

Shortawn foxtail

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Ammophila arenaria

Marram grass, European Beach Grass

Amphipogon caricinus

Grey beard grass, Long greybeard grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Andropogon canaliculatus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Andropogon gayanus

Rhodesian bluegrass

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal

Andropogon pinguipes

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Andropogon pseudapricus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Andropogon sorghum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Andropogon tectorum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Anthephora nigritana

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Anthephora pubescens

Wool grass, Bottle brush grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet vernal grass, Grass tea

Edible: Leaves - tea, Seeds, Cereal

Aristida congesta

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aristida inaequiglumis

Curly wire grass, Feathertop Threeawn Grass, Unequal threeawn

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aristida pilgeri

Edible: Plant - drink

Aristida publifolia

Hungry rice, Koreb

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aristida pungens

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aristida setacea

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Aristida stipitata

Edible: Plants - drink

Aristida stipoides

Grootfontein bristlegrass

Edible: Leaves, Cereal, Seeds, Stem, Pith

Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum

Edible: Stems ?

Arundinaria faberi

Arundinaria gigantea

Cane reed, Giant cane, Large cane, Southern cane

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds, Cereal, Shoots

Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta

Switch cane bamboo, Small cane

Edible: Shoots.

Arundinaria hookeriana

Arundinaria niitakayamensis

Arundinella setosa

Biblical Reed, Giant Reed

Edible: Shoots, Roots

Astrebla lappacea

Curly mitchell grass

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Cereal

Astrebla pectinata

Mitchell grass, Barley mitchell grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Astrebla squarrosa

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Avena abyssinica

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bearded Oats, Slender oat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Short oat, Fly's leg

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Avena byzantina

Red oat, Indian oat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Hull-less oat, Naked oat, Sand oat, Peelcorn, Pillcorn

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Avena nudibrevis

Naked oat, Hulless oat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Avena orientalis

Hungarian oat, Siberian oat, Tartarean oat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Sprouted Seeds, Seedlings

Sterile oats, Wild winter oat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Avena sterilis subsp. ludoviciana

Animated Oat, Sterile Oat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bristle oats, Meagre oat, Sand oat

Desert oat, Oat-grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bambusa affinis

Bambusa arundinacea

Thorny bamboo, Spiny bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Shoots, Cereal, Sap-drinks

Long pipe bamboo, New Guinea thin-walled bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Cereal, Seeds

Giant thorny bamboo, Spiny bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Seeds, Cereal

Bambusa beecheyana

Beechey bamboo, Silk-ball bamboo

Bambusa blumeana

Spiny bamboo, Thorny bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Bambusa burmanica

Bambusa clavata

Chile bans, Jhushing

Bambusa cornuta

Bambusa emeiensis

Edible: Flowers

Bambusa eutuldoides

Bambusa flexuosa

Lesser thorny bamboo

Bambusa gibboides

Tender shoot bamboo

Bambusa heterostachya

Timor black bamboo

Bambusa lapidea

Bambusa longispiculata

Bambusa merrillii

Bambusa microcephala

Bambusa multiplex

Hedge Bamboo, Chinese dwarf bamboo

Bambusa odashimae

Wu chiao lu chu

Bambusa oldhamii

Oldham Bamboo, Giant timber bamboo

Bambusa pallida

Edible: Rhizomes, Shoots, Root

Bambusa procera

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Bambusa sinospinosa

Chinese thorny bamboo

Bambusa stenostachya

Bambusa textilis

Weaver's bamboo

Bengal bamboo, Spineless Indian bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root, Seeds

Bambusa tuldoides

Punting pole bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Bambusa wenchouensis

Wen zhou dan zhu

Beckmannia eruciformis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bothriochloa insculpta

Bouteloua gracilis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria brizantha

Bread grass, Arm grass, Common signal grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria comata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria deflexa

Animal fonio, Guinea millet, False signal grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria dura

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Brachiaria eminii

Brachiaria falcifera

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria gilesii

Hairy-edged armgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria jubata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria lata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria piligera

Hairy arm grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria praetervisa

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria ramosa

Signal grass, Browntop millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria reptans

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria serrifolia

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Brachiaria stigmatisata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria subquadripara

Green Summer grass, Arm grass millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Brachiaria villosa

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grain

Brachiaria xantholeuca

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grain

Giant quaking grass

Edible: Seeds - spice

Edible: Seeds - spice

Bromus breviaristatus

Mountain brome, Narrow-leafed brome

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus carinatus

California brome

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus catharticus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus ciliatus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus diandrus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus hordeaceus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus insignis

Bromus japonicus

Japanese Bromegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Mango, Brome, Wild rye

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus marginatus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus secalinus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Bromus tectorum

Cheat grass, Drooping brome

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Calamus bimaniferus

Calamus burckianus

Cenchrus americanus

Pearl millet, Yellow bristle grass

Cenchrus biflorus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cenchrus ciliaris

Black Buffel Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cenchrus leptacanthus

Spiny cram-cram'

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Cenchrus longispinus

Longspine Sandbur, Spiny burrgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cenchrus polystachios

Cenchrus prieurii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cenchrus purpureus

Cenchrus setigerus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cenchrus sieberianus

Cenchrus unisetus

Cenchrus violaceus

Cephalostachyum capitatum

Edible: Seeds, Shoots, Cereal

Cephalostachyum latifolium

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cephalostachyum mindorense

Chasmanthium latifolium

North American wild oats

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Chimonobambusa callosa

Chimonobambusa marmorea

Marble sheath bamboo, Winter shooting bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots

Chimonobambusa ningnanica

Chimonobambusa pachystachys

Ci fang zhu, Thorny bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Seeds, Cereal

Chimonobambusa purpurea

Black thorny bamboo

Chimonobambusa quadrangularis

Square-stemmed bamboo

Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda

Chinese walking stick

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Chimonobambusa utilis

Jinfoshan square bamboo

Chimonocalamus delicatus

Chimonocalamus fimbriatus

Chimonocalamus griffithianus

Chimonocalamus longiligulatus

Chimonocalamus longiusculus

Chang jie xiang zhu

Chimonocalamus makuanensis

Chloris lamproparia

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Chloris prieurii

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Chloris robusta

Edible: Seeds ?

Chloris truncata

Windmill grass, Umbrella grass

Chloris virgata

Feather top finger grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Chrysopogon benthamianus

Chrysopogon fulvibarbis

Edible: Root - flavouring

Chrysopogon fulvus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Chrysopogon nigritanus

Adrenaline grass, Black vetivergrass

Edible: Rhizome, Roots

Chusquea culeou

Edible: Shoots, Root, Seeds

Edible: Shoots, Seeds

Cinna latifolia

Sweet reed grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Coix lacryma-jobi

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cymbopogon ambiguus

Wild lemon grass

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves - spice

Cymbopogon caesius subsp. giganteus

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Cymbopogon citratus

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Lower stem, Leaves - tea

Cymbopogon coloratus

Edible: Leaves - tea

Cymbopogon densiflorus

Edible: Flowers - flavouring

Cymbopogon giganteus

Giant turpentine grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Leaves

Cymbopogon jwarancusa

Karnkusa grass, Khavi grass

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Cymbopogon martinii

Rosha grass, Geranium grass, Palmarosa

Edible: Leaves - oil, Leaves - tea

Cymbopogon procerus

East India lemon grass, Scentgrass

Edible: Leaves - medicine

Cymbopogon winterianus

Java citronella

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Spice

Cynodon aethiopicus

Ethiopian Dogstooth grass

Cynodon dactylon

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Stem, Seeds, Grain, Root, Cereal, Rhizome

Dactylis glomerata

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Comb fringe grass, Coast Button Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Rhizome, Root

Dactyloctenium geminatum

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Dactyloctenium giganteum

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Dactyloctenium radulans

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Dactyloctenium scindicum

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal

Danthonia californica

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Danthoniopsis dinteri

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Danthoniopsis ramosa

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Dendrocalamus asper

Giant bamboo, Sweet bamboo

Dendrocalamus brandisii

Brandisii bamboo, Velvet leaf bamboo

Dendrocalamus calostachyus

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Giant bamboo, Dragon bamboo

Dendrocalamus hamiltonii

Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Sweet bamboo shoot, Taiwan giant bamboo, Dried bamboo shoot

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Dendrocalamus longispathus

Dendrocalamus membranaceus

Dendrocalamus merrillianus

Dendrocalamus minor

Dendrocalamus pachycladus

Dendrocalamus peculiaris

Dendrocalamus polypoides

Edible: Seeds, Shoots, Cereal

Dendrocalamus semiscandens

Dendrocalamus sericeus

Dendrocalamus sikkimensis

Philippines sweet bamboo shoot

Dendrocalamus sinicus

Giant dragon bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Dendrocalamus strictus

Male Bamboo, Calcutta stricta

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Cereal, Manna, Rhizome, Root

Dendrocalamus yunnanicus

Deschampsia cespitosa

Tussock grass, Tufted Hairgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Deschampsia elongata

Slender hairgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Dichanthium annulatum

Bluegrass, Sheda grass

Digitaria abyssinica

Digitaria ciliaris

Summer grass, Tropical finger grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria compacta

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria debilis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria delicatula

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria diagonalis

Digitaria exilis

Hungry rice, Fonio

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria frutescens

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria gayana

Annual purple fingergrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria iburua

Black acha, Black fonio

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria leptorhachis

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Digitaria milanjiana

Naked crabgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Digitaria sanguinalis

Summer grass, Large Crabgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Digitaria velutina

Velvet fingergrass

Diheteropogon hagerupii

Kara, Dakwumbei

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Dinebra retroflexa

Mother of Lines

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grain

Dinochloa andamanica

Dinochloa dielsiana

Edible: Rhizomes - drink, Shoots

Distichlis palmeri

Palmer saltgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Distichlis spicata

Perennial saltgrass, Seashore saltgrass

Edible: Leaves - Spice

Eccoilopus cotulifer

Echinochloa burgu

Mother of Knives

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal

Echinochloa colona

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Cereal, Shoots, Grain, Stems, Roots, Vegetable

Echinochloa crus-galli

Barnyard grass, Barnyard millet

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Cereal, Vegetable

Echinochloa esculenta

Japanese barnyard millet, Japanese millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Echinochloa frumentacea

Japanese millet, Japanese Barnyard millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Echinochloa haploclada

Echinochloa inundata

Edible: Seeds ?, Cereal

Echinochloa obtusiflora

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Echinochloa oryzoides

Large cockspur, Hairy millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Echinochloa pyramidalis

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal, Culm - salt

Echinochloa rotundiflora

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Echinochloa stagnina

Long-awn water grass

Edible: Stems, Shoots, Seeds, Cereal, Sap

Echinochloa turneriana

Channel millet, Channel Sorghum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Ehrharta stipoides

Weeping rice grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eleusine aegyptiaca

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eleusine africana

African goose grass, African finger millet

Edible: Seeds, Caution, Cereal

Eleusine coracana

Edible: Shoots, Seeds, Cereal, Vegetable

Eleusine indica

Bermuda grass, Indian goosegrass

Edible: Seeds, Shoots, Cereal

Eleusine jaegeri

Elionurus elegans

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Elymus canadensis

Canadian Wild Rye, Blue wild rye, Mountain wild rye, Western wild rye

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Elymus dahuricus

Elymus elymoides

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Quackgrass, Couch grass, English couch, Twitch

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Seeds, Cereal, Shoots, Stems, Leaves

Elytrigia bessarabica

Enneapogon desvauxii

Eight day grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Enneapogon glumosus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Enteropogon prieurii

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Eragrostis aethiopica

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal

Eragrostis amabilis

Bug's egg grass

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Eragrostis annulata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis australasica

Edible: Seeds ?, Cereal ?

Eragrostis barrelieri

Pitted lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis basedowii

Edible: Seeds ?, Cereal ?

Eragrostis caroliniana

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis chloromelas

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis cilianensis

Stink grass, Smelly lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis ciliaris

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis curtipedicellata

Eragrostis curvula

Weeping lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Eragrostis cylindriflora

Eragrostis dielsii

Mallee love grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis echinochloidea

Edible: Spikelet, Flower buds

Eragrostis eriopoda

Naked woolybutt grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis falcata

Sickle Lovegrass, Mallee lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis gangetica

Slimflower lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis kennedyae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis lacunaria

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis laniflora

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis lanipes

Love Grass, Creeping Wanderrie

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis leptocarpa

Drooping lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis maypurensis

Edible: Used for tea

Eragrostis mexicana

Mexican lovegrass

Eragrostis minor

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Eragrostis nindensis

Perennial love grass, Wethergrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis papposa

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis parviflora

Weeping lovegrass

Edible: Seeds ?

Eragrostis pectinacea

Eragrostis pilosa

Soft Lovegrass, Wild tef

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis plana

Ox grass, Tough love-grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Roots

Eragrostis planiculmis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Eragrostis secundiflora

Eragrostis setifolia

Narrow leaf Neverfail Grass, Bristly Love Grass, Naked woollybutt, Plain grass, Perennial lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis superba

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis tenellula

Kerosene grass, Delicate Lovegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis tremula

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eragrostis turgida

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Erianthus arundinaceus

Edible: Leaf bud, Shoot

Eriochloa aristata

Bearded cupgrass

Eriochloa barbatus

Eriochloa fatmensis

Tropical cup grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eriochloa nubica

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

Perennial cupgrass, Spring grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Fargesia adpressa

Tie mao jian zhu

Fargesia brevissima

Fargesia canaliculata

Fargesia communis

Fargesia dulcicula

Qing tian jian zhu

Fargesia edulis

Kong xin jian zhu

Fargesia exposita

Lu she jian zhu

Fargesia fungosa

Fargesia jiulongensis

Jiu long jian zhu

Fargesia lincangensis

Xue shan jian zhu

Fargesia mairei

Da yao jian zhu

Fargesia murielae

Shen nong jian zhu

Fargesia orbiculata

Chang yuan qiao jian zhu

Fargesia papyrifera

Yun long jian zhu

Fargesia pauciflora

Shao hua jian zhu

Fargesia pleniculmis

Zhou ke jian zhu

Fargesia porphyrea

Hong ke jian zhu

Fargesia robusta

Fargesia spathacea

Giant panda bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Seeds

Fargesia stenoclada

Xi zhi jian zhu

Fargesia stricta

Fargesia tenuilignea

Bao bi jian zhu

Fargesia utilis

Fargesia yulongshanensis

Yu long shan jian zhu

Fargesia yunnanensis

Fargesia zayuensis

Cha yu jian zhu

Festuca arundinacea

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Festuca brachyphylla

Festuca octoflora

Edible: Seeds ?

Sheep’s fescue

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Festuca paradoxa

Festuca pratensis

Festuca subverticillata

Gelidocalamus stellatus

Jung gang duan zhi zhu

Gigantochloa albociliata

White-fringed gigantochloa

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Gigantochloa apus

Tabashir Bamboo

Gigantochloa atroviolacea

Giant Black bamboo

Gigantochloa atter

Gigantochloa balui

Gigantochloa hasskarliana

Gigantochloa levis

Smooth-shoot gigantochloa

Gigantochloa ligulata

Gigantochloa nigrociliata

Black fringed giant grass

Gigantochloa parviflora

Gigantochloa parvifolia

Edible: Shoots, Seeds

Gigantochloa pruriens

Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea

Gigantochloa robusta

Edible: Shoots.

Gigantochloa rostrata

Gigantochloa thoi

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Gigantochloa verticillata

Whorled bamboo, Giant stripy bamboo

Gigantochloa wrayi

Glyceria acutiflora

Creeping Manna Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Glyceria australis

Manna (sweet) grass

Edible: Stems chewed

Glyceria borealis

Northern Mannagrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Glyceria fluitans

Floating manna grass, Manna grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Glyceria grandis

American mannagrass

Glyceria occidentalis

North-western Manna Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Glyceria plicata

Plicate Sweet-grass, Weak Mannagrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Glyceria septentrionalis

Eastern mannagrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Glyceria striata

Fowl manna grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Glyceria tonglensis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Guadua angustifolia

Guadua chacoensis

Edible: Shoots?

Guadua latifolia

Guadua sarcocarpa

Fleshy fruit guadua

Hackelochloa granularis

Hemarthria altissima

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Heteropogon triticeus

Bush Sugarcane, Wheat Spear Grass, Giant spear grass

Hierochloe odorata

Holy grass, Sweet grass, Vanilla grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Leaves - flavouring

Hierochloe redolens

Cinnamon-grass, Karetu

Edible: Leaves - tea

Himalayacalamus hookerianus

Himalayan blue bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Shoots, Vegetable

Homopholis proluta

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Hordeum glaucum

Hordeum murinum subsp. glaucum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Hordeum secalinum

Hordeum spontaneum

Edible: Grain, Seeds, Cereal

Hygroryza aristata

Bengal wild rice

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Hyparrhenia nyassae

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Hyparrhenia rufa

Hyperthelia edulis

Imperata conferta

Imperata koenigii

Indocalamus hamadae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Indocalamus petelotii

Indocalamus tessellatus

Large-leaved bamboo, Zong ye zhu

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Indosasa angustata

Indosasa singulispicula

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Indosasa sinica

Ischaemum afrum

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Ischaemum polystachyum

Ischaemum rugosum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Ischaemum timorense

Kaokochloa nigrirostris

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Lasiacis procerrima

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Leptochloa chinensis

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Leptochloa uniflora

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Leptothrium senegalense

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Leymus chinensis

Leymus cinereus

Great Basin wild rye

Edible: Seeds ?

American dune grass, Sea lyme-grass

Leymus secalinus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Lophatherum gracile

Maclurochloa tonkinensis

Edible: Seeds, Roots

Melica imperfecta

Small flower melicgrass

Natal red-top, Natal grass

Melocalamus arrectus

Melocalamus compactiflorus

Bangladesh scrambling bamboo, Climbing pear bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Shoots

Melocanna humilis

Edible: Leaves - wine, Fruit

Milium nigricans

Edible: Seeds - drink

Miscanthus ecklonii

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Seeds, Cereal

Miscanthus sinensis

Edible: Stem, Flower

Muhlenbergia microsperma

Muhlenbergia rigens

Edible: Shoots, Growing tip

Nipponocalamus gramineus

Nipponocalamus hindsii

Nipponocalamus linearis

Nipponocalamus simonii

Simon bamboo, Me dake

Nipponocalamus vaginatus

Nipponocalamus yoshidake

Ochlandra wightii

Oldeania alpina

Mountain bamboo, African alpine bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Oligostachyum scabriflorum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Ophiuros exaltatus

Rice grass, Canegrass

Oryza australiensis

Australian wild rice

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

African perennial rice

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Oryza coarctata

Oryza glaberrima

Floating rice, African rice

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Oryza glaberrima subsp. stapfii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Oryza latifolia

Oryza longiglumis

Oryza longistaminata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Oryza meridionalis

Australian Wild rice

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Oryza meyeriana

Edible: Seeds ?

Oryza officinalis

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal

Edible: Seeds ?

Oryza rufipogon

Wild rice, Red rice

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Husks -oil

Oryza schlechteri

Oryzopsis asperifolia

Mountain rice, Indian ricegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Oryzopsis hymenoides

Indian ricegrass, Indian millet

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Oxytenanthera abyssinica

Lowland bamboo, Savannah bamboo, Wine bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Young shoots, Cereal, Sap, Manna, Vegetable, Used for wine

Panicularia fluitans

Panicularia nervata

Panicum acrotrichum

Panicum anabaptistum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum antidotale

Blue Panic Grass, Giant Panic Grass, Little Millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum atrosanguineum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum australiense

Australian panic

Edible: Grain, Seed, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Grain

Panicum bulbosum

Buln panic grass, Turnip grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum capillare

Witch Grass, Old witch grass, Tumble panic grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum chamaeraphoides

Panicum coloratum

Klein grass, Coloured guinea grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Panicum curviflorum

Edible: Seeds, Grains

Panicum cymbiforme

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum decompositum

Australian millet, Native millet, Umbrella grass, Papa Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum deustum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum distichum

Edible: Seeds, Grain

Panicum effusum

Hairy panic grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum fluviicola

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum hemitomon

Panicum heterostachyum

Heartleaf grass

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Panicum hippothrix

Edible: Seeds, Grains

Panicum hirticaule

Panicum infestum

Grooved panic-grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Panicum kalaharense

Kalahari buffalo grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum kotschyanum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Panicum laevinode

Edible: Seeds, Grain

Panicum maximum

Guinea grass seed

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal

Panicum meyerianum var. grandeglume

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum miliaceum

True millet, Common millet, Proso

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum mindanaense

Panicum notatum

Panicum novemnerve

Black seed panicum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Panicum obtusum

Blunt Panic Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum paludosum

Edible: Seeds, Grain

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum pilosum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum prolutum

Panicum psilopodium

Edible: Grains - drink

Couch panicum, Torpedo grass

Edible: Seeds ?

Panicum sonorum

Sonoran panic-grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum subalbidum

Elbow buffalo grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum sumatrense

Little millet, Blue panic, Indian millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum turgidum

Turgid panic grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Vegetable

Panicum urvilleanum

Desert panicgrass, Desert Panic Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum virgatum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Panicum walense

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paractenium novae-hollandiae

Wandie or reversed panic, Reflexed Panic

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paspalidium basicladum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paspalidium flavidum

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Paspalidium geminatum

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Paspalidium gracile

Slender Panic Grass, Graceful Panic Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paspalidium rarum

Rare Paspalidium

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paspalum ciliatum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paspalum conjugatum

West Indian sour grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paspalum distichum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Kodo millet, Creeping paspalum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Caution

Pennisetum albicauda

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Chinese fountain grass, Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum cereale

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum divisum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum gibbosum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum glaucum

Bullrush millet, Pearl millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum macrostachyum

Pennisetum purple fountain

Edible: Shoots, Leaf base

Pennisetum polystachion

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum purpureum

Elephant grass, Napier grass

Edible: Flowers, Shoots, Vegetable

Pennisetum sieberianum

Pennisetum sphacelatum

Pennisetum spicatum

Pennisetum thunbergii

Pearl millet, Thunberg's pennisetum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pennisetum unisetum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Phalaris arundinacea

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris brachystachys

True canary grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Phalaris canariensis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Littleseed canary grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Phragmites australis

Feather Grass, Reed, Common Reed

Edible: Root, Shoots, Seeds, Sap, Cereal, Rhizome, Tea

Phragmites karka

Common reed, Tropical Reed

Phragmites mauritianus

Phyllostachys acuta

Phyllostachys angusta

Stone bamboo, Chinese edible bamboo, Chinese fish-rod bamboo

Phyllostachys arcana

Phyllostachys aurea

Fishpole Bamboo, Golden bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots, Vegetable

Phyllostachys aureosulcata

Yellow-grove bamboo

Phyllostachys bambusoides

Giant timber bamboo, Japanese timber bamboo

Phyllostachys bissetii

Bisset's bamboo, David Bisset bamboo

Phyllostachys castillonis

Castillon bamboo

Phyllostachys circumpilis

Phyllostachys dulcis

Sweet shoot bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Phyllostachys edulis

Moso bamboo, Tortoise-shell bamboo, Hairy bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Phyllostachys elegans

Flowered bamboo, Chinese elegant bamboo

Phyllostachys fimbriata

Phyllostachys fimbriligula

Phyllostachys flexuosa

Zig-zag bamboo, Supple bamboo, Chinese crooked bamboo

Phyllostachys glabrata

Phyllostachys glauca

Fen lu zhu, Yunzhu Bamboo

Phyllostachys glauca f. yunzhu

Phyllostachys heteroclada

Fishscale bamboo, Water bamboo

Phyllostachys heterocycla

Jiang nan shu, Mousou chiku, Jooksun

Phyllostachys incarnata

Hong ke lei zhu

Phyllostachys iridescens

Phyllostachys makinoi

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Phyllostachys mannii

Phyllostachys meyeri

Phyllostachys mirabilis

Phyllostachys nidularia

Big node bamboo, Broom bamboo

Phyllostachys nigella

Phyllostachys nigra

Black bamboo, Purple bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra f. boryana

Unmon-chiku, Bory bamboo, Snake-skin bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra f. punctata

Blackspot bamboo, Freckled bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis

Henon bamboo, Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys nuda

Nude sheath bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Phyllostachys parvifolia

Anji golden bamboo

Phyllostachys pinyanensis

Edible: Shoots.

Phyllostachys platyglossa

Zheijang bamboo

Phyllostachys prominens

Phyllostachys propinqua

Phyllostachys purpurata

Phyllostachys reticulata

Hardy timber bamboo, Japanese timber bamboo, Giant timber bamboo, K'u chu, Ma dake

Phyllostachys reticulata forma kashirodake

Phyllostachys robustiramea

Phyllostachys rubicunda

Phyllostachys rubromarginata

Red-margined bamboo

Phyllostachys rutila

Phyllostachys tianmuensis

Phyllostachys violascens

Early bamboo, Running bamboo

Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens

Farinose bamboo, Greenwax golden bamboo

Phyllostachys viridis

Green sulphur, Chinese running green bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Phyllostachys vivax

Elegant bamboo, Vivax bamboo, Smooth sheathed bamboo

Phyllostachys yunhoensis

Piptatherum miliaceum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pleioblastus hindsii cv 'Yasui'

Pleioblastus intermedius

Pleioblastus maculatus

Pleioblastus oleosus

Pleioblastus simonii

Pleuropogon californicus

Semaphore grass

Pleuropogon davyi

Plains bluegrass

Poa fendleriana

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Leaf stalk

Kentucky blue grass, Smooth-stalked meadow grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pine bluegrass, Curly Blue Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sandberg bluegrass

Pogonarthria squarrosa

Polypogon monspeliensis

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Polytoca gigantea

Porteresia coarctata

Psammochloa villosa

Edible: Seed, Fruit

Pseudosasa japonica

Arrow Bamboo, Hardy bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots

Pseudosasa longiligula

Pseudostachyum polymorphum

Ptychorhaphis indet.

Puccinellia distans

Weeping alkaligrass

Puccinellia nuttalliana

Rhynchelytrum repens

Natal grass, Red Natal Grass, Ruby grass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Guinea fowl grass, Itch grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Saccharum arundinaceum

Saccharum bengalense

Penreed grass, Pin reedgrass

Edible: Shoots, Pith

Saccharum edule

Long pitpit, Duruka

Edible: Flowers, Vegetable

Saccharum maximum

Saccharum narenga

Edible: Flowers, Fungus

Saccharum officinarum

Edible: Sap, Shoots, Flowers

Saccharum robustum

Robust sugarcane

Saccharum rufipilum

Saccharum sinense

Chinese cane, Chinese sugarcane, Indian cane

Saccharum spontaneum

Wild pitpit, Wild sugarcane, Thatch grass

Edible: Shoots, Rhizome, Root, Seeds, Vegetable, Cereal, Stem

Sacciolepis africana

Urungwe swamp grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sacciolepis interrupta

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Suzu take, Cholit tai

Edible: Shoots, Root - tea

Sasa kurilensis

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots

Sasa masamuneana

White striped dwarf bamboo

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Broad-leaved bamboo

Edible: Shoots, Leaves - flavouring

Sasa senanensis

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal

Sasamorpha borealis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Schizostachyum aciculare

Schizostachyum blumei

Tamiyang bamboo

Schizostachyum brachycladum

Sacred Bali bamboo

Schizostachyum chinense

Schizostachyum diffusum

Schizostachyum dullooa

Dulu bamboo, Duullooa bamboo

Schizostachyum funghomii

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Schizostachyum grande

Schizostachyum latifolium

Schizostachyum lima

Schizostachyum lumampao

Schizostachyum pingbianense

Schizostachyum serpentinum

Schizostachyum textorium

Schizostachyum zollingeri

Secale africanum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Sprouts, Seeds - coffee

Secale cereale subsp. ancestrale

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Secale montanum

Secale, Mountain rye

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Secale strictum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Secale strictum subsp. kuprijanovii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Secale sylvestre

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Secale vavilovii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Narihira bamboo, Temple bamboo

Setaria barbata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Setaria incrassata

Vlei bristle grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Setaria intermedia

Edible: Seeds, Grain

Setaria italica

Foxtail millet, Indian millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Setaria italica subsp. germanica

Setaria lindenbergiana

Rhodesian tussock grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Setaria longiseta

Setaria megaphylla

Setaria palmifolia

Short pitpit, Pleated pigeon-grass

Edible: Shoots, Seeds, Vegetable

Setaria plicata

Yellow bristle grass, Annual timothy

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Seeds - drink

Setaria pumila subsp. pallidefusca

Bristly foxtail grass, Cattail grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Setaria pycnocoma

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Setaria sphacelata

Golden Timothy Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Caution

Setaria verticillata

Rough bristle grass, Whorled Pigeon Grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Setaria viridis

Green Foxtail, Green Pigeon grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Setaria vulpiseta

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sinobambusa rubroligula

Sitanion jubatum

Big squirreltail

Snowdenia polystachya

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghastrum nutans

Indian ricegrass, Yellow indiangrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum bicolor

Edible: Stems, Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum

Wild Sorghum, Kamerun grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains, Stalks

Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum halepense

Edible: Seeds, Roots, Cereal

Sorghum intrans

Darwin canegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum laxiflorum

Sorghum leiocladum

Wild sorghum grass

Sorghum macrospermum

Edible: Seeds ?

Sorghum nigericum

Sorghum plumosum

Plume Sorghum, Plume canegrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum propinquum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum purpureosericeum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum sudanense

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sorghum versicolor

Black seed wild sorghum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Stalks

Sorghum virgatum

Sorghum vogelianum

Sorghum x drummondii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Sporobolus actinocladus

Rat-tail grass, Ka-too-ra, Ray grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus africanus

Rat's tail grass

Edible: Spikelet, Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus airoides

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus asperifolius

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus australasicus

Australian Dropseed, Fairy grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus caroli

Fairy or yakka bush, Yakka grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus contractus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus festivus

Confetti dropseed, Fibrous dropseed

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Sporobolus fimbriatus

Dropseed grass, Perennial dropseed

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus flexuosus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus giganteus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus indicus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus indicus var. africanus

Parramatta grass, Rat's tail, Tufty grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus indicus var. major

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus ioclados

Sporobolus pallidus

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus panicoides

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Sporobolus pyramidalis

Rat's tail grass, Catstail grass, Catstail drop seed

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Sporobolus spicatus

Drop seed grass, Salt grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grain

Sporobolus virginicus

Seashore dropseed, Sand couch

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Stems, Cereal

Sporobolus wrightii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grain

Desert needlegrass

Stipagrostis damarensis

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Stipagrostis giessii

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Stipagrostis hirtigluma

Blue bushman-grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Stipagrostis hirtigluma var. patula

Stipagrostis hochstetteriana

Rye bushman grass, Spike bushman grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Stipagrostis obtusa

Triple awned grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Stipagrostis plumosa

Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal

Stipagrostis pungens

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Swallenia alexandrae

Eureka dunegrass

Thamnocalamus spathiflorus

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots

Themeda arundinacea

Tiger grass, Ulla grass

Themeda avenacea

Native oatgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Themeda gigantea

Themeda triandra

Kangaroo Grass, Red oat grass

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal, Leaves

Themeda villosa

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Thinopyron intermedium

Intermediate wheatgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Thinopyrum distichum

Thyrsostachys oliveri

Edible: Seeds, Shoots

Thyrsostachys siamensis

Umbrella-handle bamboo, Monastery-bamboo

Torreyochloa pauciflora

Weak mannagrass

Tragus australianus

Small burr grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Tragus racemosus

Carrot seed grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Tricholaena teneriffae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triodia aff. wiseana

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triodia epactia

Triodia pungens

Soft spinifex, Gummy Spinifex

Edible: Stalks, Cereal

Triodia wiseana

Limestone spinifex

Tripsacum dactyloides

Sesame grass, Buffalo grass, Eastern gama grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Trisetopsis virescens

Trisetum spicatum

Bristle grass, Spike trisetum

Triticosecale spp.

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum aegilopoides

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum aestivum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Caution

Triticum boeoticum

Wild einkorn, Thaoudar wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum carthlicum

Persian black wheat, Persian wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum compactum

Club wheat, Cluster wheat, Dwarf wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum dicoccoides

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Durum wheat, Hard wheat, Macaroni wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum georgicum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Macha wheat, Makha wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum monococcum

Cultivated einkorn, Einkorn wheat, Small spelt

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum monococcum subsp. aegilopoides

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum orientale

Kharassan wheat

Triticum petropavlovskyi

Xinjiang rice wheat

Triticum polonicum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum sovieticum

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum spelta

Dinkel wheat, Spelt

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum sphaerococcum

Shot wheat, Indian dwarf wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum timopheevii

Sanduri, Tschalta sanduri, Zanduri wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum turanicum

Khorassan wheat, Oriental wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum turgidum

Rivet wheat, Poulard wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum vavilovii

Vavilov's wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Triticum zhukovskyi

Zanduri wheat, Zhukovsky's wheat

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Uniola paniculata

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Limestone grass, Wiregrass

Urochloa brachyura

Annual tailgrass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Urochloa brizantha

Urochloa comata

Urochloa deflexa

False signal grass, Guinea millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Urochloa mosambicensis

Bushveld signal grass, Sabi grass, Gonya grass

Edible: Seeds, Grains, Cereal

Urochloa panicoides

Urochloa grass, Liverseed grass, Kuri millet

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Urochloa trichopus

Hairy gonya-grass

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Vietnamosasa ciliata

Vulpia octoflora

Sixweeks fescue

Yakirra australiensis

Desert Flinders grass, Bunch Panic, Australian Panic

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Yushania elegans

Yushania walkeriana

Zea diploperennis

Diploid perennial teosinte

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Cereal, Flowers, Vegetable

Teosinte, Annual teosinte

Edible: Shoots, Seeds, Spikes, Seeds - coffee

Zizania aquatica

Wild rice, Annual wild rice

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots

Zizania latifolia

Water bamboo, Manchurian wild rice

Edible: Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Vegetable

Zizania luteola

Edible: Stems, Seeds

Zizania palustris

Northern wild rice

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Zizaniopsis miliacea

Water millet, Southern wild rice

Edible: Rhizomes, Root

Zoysia japonica

Korean lawn grass

Edible: Seeds, Stem, Cereal