Poaceae Leymus triticoides (Buckl.) Pilger

Beardless Wildrye

Thompson - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499

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Scientific name: Leymus triticoides (Buckl.) Pilger
USDA symbol: LETR5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Beardless Wildrye
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Culms used as a substitute in making basketry.

RECRD: 41763 id: 20123