Poaceae Panicum urvilleanum Kunth
Desert Panicgrass
Cahuilla - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 98
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Panicum urvilleanum Kunth
Scientific name: Panicum urvilleanum Kunth
USDA symbol: PAUR (
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Common names: Desert Panicgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Singed seeds boiled and made into a gruel.
RECRD: 11592 id: 25480