Poaceae Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.

Galleta

Hopi - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 17

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Scientific name: Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.
USDA symbol: PLJA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Galleta
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Grass used by the women to make coil trays.

RECRD: 4726 id: 28615

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