Poaceae Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb.

Sandhill Muhly

Navajo - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 26

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Scientific name: Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb.
USDA symbol: MUPU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sandhill Muhly
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Stems, pulled out of their sheaths when dry, tied with string and used as brooms and brushes.

RECRD: 2663 id: 23522

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