Poaceae Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. L”ve

Western Wheatgrass

Lakota - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28

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Scientific name: Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. L”ve
USDA symbol: PASM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Wheatgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Heads eaten by horses.

RECRD: 4778 id: 25564

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