Poaceae Poa sp.

Bluegrass

Eskimo, Alaska - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34

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Scientific name: Poa sp.
Common names: Bluegrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Fine leaves and stems used in the past to line skin boots.

RECRD: 32761 id: 28669

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