Poaceae Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes

Prairie Junegrass

Jemez - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25

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Scientific name: Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: KOMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Junegrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Blades tied together and used as a broom.

RECRD: 1871 id: 19309

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