Thinopyron intermedium
(Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey
Intermediate wheatgrass
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are eaten as a cereal or ground into flour for making muffins, rolls, crepes, and other baked goods.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It suits areas with 380 or more mm of rain each year.
Armenia, Caucasus, Central Asia, North America, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, St Kitts & Nevis, Kazakhstan, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent
How to Identify
A perennial grass in the Poaceae family suited to temperate regions receiving 380 mm or more annual rainfall.
Names & Synonyms
Agropyron intermedium
References (3)
- Amer. J. Bot. 72:772. 1985
- Davies, C. L., Waugh, D. L. & Lefroy, E. C., 2005, Perenial Grain Crops for High Water Use. The case of Microlaena stipoides. RIRDC Publication No. 05/024
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 181
