In south central France we recently observed the harvest of a row crop that neither my brother-in-law or I could identify.

The unharvested plant was about 36"-42" tall and was being combined leaving about 18" of heavy stalk in the ground. The seed/grain was in a thin, papery pod about 2" - 3" long and <1/4" in diameter. Each pod contained about 10-15 small black seeds about 1/8" in dia. The pods were VERY fragile and simply picking them by hand would usually cause them to split open. The seeds had no discernable flavor or odor.

Any ideas?

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