Poaceae Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey

Muttongrass

Havasupai - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66

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Scientific name: Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey
USDA symbol: POFEF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Muttongrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds ground, kneaded into a thick paste, rolled into little balls, boiled and eaten as marbles.

RECRD: 7442 id: 28662

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