Eriochloa aristata

Vasey

Bearded cupgrass

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are parched and ground into flour for cooking, or the flour can be eaten dry.

It is a temperate plant.

Colombia, Mexico, North America, USA, Venezuela,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent, Venezuela

A temperate grass of the Poaceae family growing to 1 m tall with leaves 20 cm long.

Names & Synonyms

Eriochloa punctata var. aristata M. E. Jones

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