Bromus rigidus
Ripgut Brome
an annual member of the Bromus genus in the family Gramineae.
Taxonomy and growth
Uses
Edible uses
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Seed[2][4]. Used as a piñole, or dried then ground into a powder and mixed with water to make a gruel[6]. The seed is small and would be rather fiddly to use[K].
- Plant part
- Seed
Environment
- Range
- Southern and western Europe, including Britain, to N. Africa.
- Habitat
- Waste places on sandy shores in the Channel Islands, a casual in other parts of Britain[3].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- no shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 7+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerances
- high wind, drought
- Wind
- Yes
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- tolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ and only just cover. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
Cultivation
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Succeeds in ordinary well-drained garden soil in a sunny position[1][5]. The plant has cleistogamous flowers, these flowers do not open but produce seed by means of self-fertilization.
References
Bird. R. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan. 1989-00-00
Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998-00-00 ISBN 0-88192-453-9