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Poaceae

Rye

Secale cereale L.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Secale

Pets and kids

  • CatsSafe
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Rye (Secale cereale)
FlowerPhoto: Юлия Медведько, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Is Rye safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Rye safe for cats?

Our sources call Rye non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Is Rye safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Rye safe for kids?

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

See all cat-safe plants, dog-safe plants and child-safe plants.

Common names

By language (133)
Afrikaans
Rog
Albanian
Thekra
Amharic
ኣጃ
Arabic
شيلم مزروع, الس, الشالم, براكة, جاودار, جويدار, سلت, شالم
Armenian
Աշորա, Տարեկան
ary
شنتي
arz
زوؤان
Assamese
ৰাই
Asturian
Centén
av
Огоб
azb
اکین چووداری
Azerbaijani
Əkin çovdarı
ba
Арыш
Bangla
রাই
bar
Koan
Basque
Zekale, Gari-zekale, Gari nahasi
Belarusian
Жыта пасяўное, Жыта, Пасяўное жыта
bo
གྲོ་ནག
Bosnian
Raž
Breton
Segal
bua
Хара таряан
Bulgarian
Обикновена ръж, Култивирана ръж, Ръж
Burmese
ရိုင်းစပါး
Cantonese
黑麥
Catalan
Sègol
ce
Ӏаьржа кӀа
Central Kurdish
چاودار
Chinese
裸麥, 黑麥, 黑麦
crh
Arış
Croatian
Raž
csb
Żëto
cv
Ыраш
Czech
Žito seté, Rež
Danish
Almindelig rug, Rug
Dutch
Rogge
English
Rye, Cereal rye, The rye plant
Esperanto
Sekalo, Cereala sekalo
Estonian
Harilik rukis
Finnish
Ruis
fj
Rai
French
Seigle, Jerica
frr
Roog
Galician
Centeo
Georgian
Ჭვავი
German
Roggen, Jerica
Greek
Σίκαλη
gsw
Roggen
Guarani
Senténo, Avatipiru
Hebrew
שיפון
hif
Rye
Hindi
नीवारिका
hsb
Sywna rožka, Jerica
Hungarian
Rozs
Icelandic
Rúgur
Iloko
Senteno
Indonesian
Gandum hitam
Interlingua
Secale
io
Sekalo
Irish
Seagal
Italian
Segala, Segale
Japanese
ライムギ, ライ麦
Javanese
Gandum ireng
kab
Isenti
Kazakh
Мәдени қарабидай
kbd
ХьэпцӀий
koi
Рудзӧг
Korean
호밀
kr
Rye
krc
Къара будай
Kurdish
Şilêl
kw
Sugal
Kyrgyz
Кара буудай
lah
رائی
Latvian
Rudzi, Sējas rudzi
lbe
Сус
lfn
Segal
li
Rogge
Lithuanian
Sėjamasis rugys
lld
Siela, Siara
Luxembourgish
Kar, Kuarren, Kuer, Kuärren
Macedonian
’Рж
Malagasy
Rye
Malay
Rai
Malayalam
വരക്
Mongolian
Таримал хөх тариа
myv
Розь
mzn
چودار
nan
Thǹg-theh-be̍h
nap
Sécena
nds
Raai, Roggen
Norwegian Bokmål
Rug, Dyrket rug
Norwegian Nynorsk
Rug
Occitan
Segal
os
Сылмæнæу
pcd
Soèle
Persian
چاودار
pms
Sèil
Polish
Żyto zwyczajne, Żyto
Portuguese
Centeio
Quechua
Sintinu
Romanian
Secară
rup
Sicarâ
Russian
Рожь, Secále cereále, Рожь культурная, Рожь посевная
sah
Оруос
sco
Rye
Serbian
Раж
Serbian (Latin)
Raž
sgs
Rogē
Sindhi
رائي
Slovak
Raž siata
Slovenian
Rž
Spanish
Centeno, S. cereale
Swahili
Ngano nyekundu
Swedish
Råg
szl
Reż
Tamil
ராய்
Tatar
Арыш
Telugu
రై ధాన్యం
Thai
ข้าวไรย์
Turkish
Çavdar
udm
Ӟег
Ukrainian
Жито посівне
Urdu
تلخہ
Uzbek
Javdar
vep
Rugiž
Vietnamese
Lúa mạch đen
vro
Rügä
Walloon
Swele, Rigon, Waessén
Welsh
Rhyg
Western Frisian
Rogge
wuu
裸麦
xmf
Ქუბი
Yiddish
קארן

Synonyms

  • Secale aestivum Uspenski
  • Secale ancestrale (Zhuk.) Zhuk.
  • Secale ancestrale var. aidinum Zhuk.
  • Secale ancestrale var. arenosum Zhuk.
  • Secale ancestrale var. karaburun Zhuk.
  • Secale ancestrale var. spontaneum Zhuk.
  • Secale arundinaceum Trautv.
  • Secale cereale f. brevispicatum (Waisb.) Soó
  • Secale cereale f. montaniforme (Waisb.) Soó
  • Secale cereale subsp. aestivum Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Secale cereale subsp. aestivum Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Secale cereale subsp. ancestrale Zhuk.
  • Secale cereale subsp. indo-europaeum Antrop.
  • Secale cereale subsp. indoeuropaeum Antrop.
  • Secale cereale subsp. rigidum Antrop.
  • Secale cereale subsp. tetraploidum Kobyl.
  • Secale cereale subsp. tsitsinii Kobyl.
  • Secale cereale var. ancestrale (Zhuk.) Kit Tan
  • Secale cereale var. arduennense Lej.
  • Secale cereale var. arundinaceum (Trautv.) Peterm.
  • Secale cereale var. biflorum Peterm.
  • Secale cereale var. compositum Koeler
  • Secale cereale var. hybernum Aiton
  • Secale cereale var. multicaule Metzg. ex Alef.
  • Secale cereale var. ramosum Peterm.
  • Secale cereale var. spontaneum Zhuk.
  • Secale cereale var. triflorum Lej.
  • Secale cereale var. vernum L.
  • Secale cereale var. vulgare Ser.
  • Secale compositum Poir.
  • Secale creticum Sieber ex Kunth
  • Secale hybernum Poir.
  • Secale montanum subsp. balcanum (Gancev) Kožuharov
  • Secale montanum var. balcanum Gancev
  • Secale sibiricum Georgi
  • Secale spontaneum Fisch. ex Steud.
  • Secale strictum subsp. balcanum (Gancev) Valdés & H.Scholz
  • Secale triflorum P.Beauv.
  • Secale turkestanicum Bensin
  • Secale vernum Poir.

and 6 more.

Flowers

In flower
May to June (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.