Poaceae Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
Slender Wheatgrass
Navajo, Ramah - Food, Fodder
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 15
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Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
Scientific name: Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
USDA symbol: ELTRT (
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Common names: Slender Wheatgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Used for horse feed and sometimes harvested for winter use.
RECRD: 10360 id: 13059