Poaceae Hesperostipa neomexicana (Thurb. ex Coult.) Barkworth

New Mexico Needlegrass

Hopi - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 367

View all documented uses for Hesperostipa neomexicana (Thurb. ex Coult.) Barkworth

---

Scientific name: Hesperostipa neomexicana (Thurb. ex Coult.) Barkworth
USDA symbol: HENE5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: New Mexico Needlegrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plant used for necklaces on the first initiants in the Wu-chim ceremony.

RECRD: 21606 id: 16972

---