Deschampsia elongata
(Hook.) Munro
Slender hairgrass
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are edible and can be used as a cereal.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
America, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, 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
How to Identify
A temperate grass of the Poaceae family with slender, elongated growth.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Deschampsia elongata is a species of grass known by the common name slender hairgrass.
References (1)
- Anderson, M. K., 2012, Edible Seeds and Grains of California Tribes and the Klamath Tribe of Oregon in the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology Collections, University of California, Berkeley. USDA p 79
