Poaceae Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus

Slender Wheatgrass

Thompson - Food, Fodder

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 515

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Scientific name: Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
USDA symbol: ELTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slender Wheatgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Cut and fed to horses as hay.

RECRD: 41833 id: 13060