Big squirreltail
Sitanion jubatum

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

North America, USA

How it is used for food

The seeds are parched and pounded and cooked into a mush.

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Elymus multisetus (J. G. Sm.) BurttDavy; Elymus multisetus (J. G. Sm.) M. E. Jones; Sitanion breviaristatum J. G. Sm.; Sitanion multisetum J. G. Sm.; Sitanion polyantherix J. G. Sm.; Sitanion strictum Elmer; Sitation villosum J. G. Sm.;