Family Name: Poaceae
Botanical Name(s): Lolium temulentum
Popular Name(s): Cheat, Tare
Parts Used: Seeds
Habitat: Bearded Darnel is a common grass weed in English
cornfields.
Description: Bearded darnel is an annual plant with a stiff,
round, hollow stalk growing to a height of 1 to 3 feet. The plant bears
long, linear, flat leaves. Its flowers grow in a terminal spike
consisting of 5- to 7-flowered spikelets. Its seed are small, ovate and
yellow-brown to orange-brown in colour.
Uses: Bearded darnel possesses sedative and anodyne properties.
It is used to cure insomnia, blood congestion, skin problems and stomach
disorders.
