Poaceae Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.

Vanillagrass

Blackfoot - Other, Incense & Fragrance

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278

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Scientific name: Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
USDA symbol: HIALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Vanillagrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Leaves braided and placed with the clothes or carried in small bags as perfume.

RECRD: 60370 id: 17211

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