Swallenia alexandrae

(Swallen) Soderst. & Decker

Eureka dunegrass

Poaceae Edible: Seeds Potential hazards — see below 74 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A temperate grass in the Poaceae family with edible seeds.

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Edible Uses

The seeds are edible.

Known Hazards

Eureka dunegrass is a federally listed threatened species of the United States. The main threat to the species' survival has been off-roading, which is no longer permitted in its habitat. Trespassing off-roaders and campers are still a threat to the five remaining occurrences.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

America, North America, USA,

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