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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Secale sylvestre is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft).
It is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil and can tolerate drought.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
S. fragile.
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Seed
Edible Uses:
Seed - cooked[46, 61, 105]. It can be used whole, or ground into a flour and used as a cereal.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species but it should succeed as an annual crop in Britain. It might be possible to sow it as an over-wintering annual. Succeeds in most soils but prefers a well-drained light soil in a sunny position[1]. Cultivated for its seed in the mountains of Tibet and China[46, 61].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow March or October in situ and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey (northwest), Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan EUROPE: Hungary, Russian Federation-European part (European part (southeast)), Moldova, Russian Federation (Kalmykija, Respublika, Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast), Ukraine (incl. Krym), Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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