Plot & PetalField ManualAll plants
Rye
Secale cereale L.
Family: Poaceae
- Grain Crop
- Annual
- Grass
Pet & Human Safety
People: Toxic to peoplePets: Not on the ASPCA lists as we read them
ASPCA has no entry under this or any related common name. No pet-toxicity verdict is recorded, and the absence of a listing is not treated as a verdict either way. See the hazard information below for the separate food-safety picture.
Poison control
If someone has collapsed, cannot be woken, is having a seizure or has trouble breathing, call 911 now. For any other possible poisoning, call Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222.
Emergency number source: U.S. federal law (47 U.S.C. § 251(e)(3)), read 2026-10-07.
Naturalist Lore
Historical Background & Breeding Lore
The history of this plant and its name, and how it was bred, where we have them.
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- Hardiness zones
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How to prepare the soil, when and what to feed, and how and when to prune where that applies.
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Botanical Anatomy & Characteristics
How the flowers and leaves are built and which pollinators visit, where we have them.
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Field Doctor
What can go wrong with this plant and what to do about it, where we have them.
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Vintage Plates
Old botanical drawings from public libraries are in the app, for plants where we have them.
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- USDA PLANTS Database, Secale cereale (SECE)
- University of Minnesota Extension, Growing small grains
- UF/IFAS Extension, Small Grains
- NDSU Extension, Ergot in Small Grains
- NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Secale cereale L.
- Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), names file dated 2026-06-04