Poaceae Monroa squarrosa (Nutt.) Torr.
False Buffalograss
Navajo, Kayenta - Other, Decorations
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 16
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Monroa squarrosa (Nutt.) Torr.
Scientific name: Monroa squarrosa (Nutt.) Torr.
USDA symbol: MOSQ (
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Common names: False Buffalograss
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Pollen mixed with corn pollen and mineral pigments and painted on masks of the God Impersonators.
RECRD: 41986 id: 23432