Poaceae Elymus glaucus Buckl.
Blue Wildrye
Karok - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380
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Elymus glaucus Buckl.
Scientific name: Elymus glaucus Buckl.
USDA symbol: ELGLG (
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Common names: Blue Wildrye
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds parched, pounded into a flour and mixed with water into a paste.
RECRD: 8459 id: 13041