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Triticum monococcum aegilopoides
| Common name: |
Wild Einkorn |
Family: |
Gramineae |
| Author: |
(Link.)Thell. |
Botanical references: |
50 |
| Synonyms: |
Triticum thaoudar (Reut. ex Hausskn.), Triticum baeoticum (Boiss.), Triticum aegilopoides ((Link.)Balansa.) |
| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
S.E. Europe to W. Asia. |
| Habitat: |
Grassland in the Balkan Peninsular and Krym[50]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
2 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 0 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Crithodium aegilopoides[G]
Crithodium monococcum subsp. aegilopoides[G]
T. boeoticum[G]
T. boeoticum ssp. boeoticum[P]
T. boeoticum ssp. thaoudar[P]
T. boeoticum subsp. boeoticum[G]
T. boeoticum subsp. thaoudar[G]
T. monococcum subsp. aegilopoides[G]
T. monococcum subsp. boeoticum[G]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Wild Einkorn [P], |
| Systematics: | From a USDA Plants Database |
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Order: Cyperales. Renamed to Poaceae -- Grass family
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Physical Characteristics
Annual growing to 1m. It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Wind.
We rate it 2/5 for edibility and
0/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It cannot grow in the shade.
It requires moist soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Cultivated Beds.Edible Uses
Seed.
Seed - cooked[105]. It is usually ground into a flour and used as a
cereal.
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
None known
Other Uses
Biomass; Mulch; Paper; Thatching.
The straw has many uses, as a biomass for fuel etc, for thatching, as a
mulch in the garden etc[141].
A fibre obtained from the stems is used for making paper[189]. The stems are
harvested in late summer after the seed has been harvested, they are cut into
usable pieces and soaked in clear water for 24 hours. They are then cooked
for 2 hours in lye or soda ash and then beaten in a ball mill for 1½ hours in
a ball mill. The fibres make a green-tan paper[189].
Cultivation details
An easily grown plant, it prefers a sunny position in a rich
well-drained soil.
Propagation
Seed - sow early spring or autumn in situ and only just cover the seed.
Germination should take place within a few days[K].
Suppliers
For more details of plant suppliers please see our Suppliers Page which lists many more places to look.
Web References
References for Triticum aegilopoides (a possible synonym).
References for Triticum boeoticum ssp. boeoticum (a possible synonym).
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
References for Triticum boeoticum ssp. thaoudar (a possible synonym).
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
References for Triticum monococcum subsp. aegilopoides (a possible synonym).
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
[50] ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
[141] Carruthers. S. P. (Editor) Alternative Enterprises for Agriculture in the UK. Centre for Agricultural Strategy, Univ. of Reading 1986 ISBN 0704909820
Some suggested alternative commercial crops for Britain. Readable. Produced by a University study group.
[189] Bell. L. A. Plant Fibres for Papermaking. Liliaceae Press 1988
A good practical section on how to make paper on a small scale plus details of about 75 species (quite a few of them tropical) that can be used.
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