Poaceae Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass

Navajo, Kayenta - Other, Soap

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 16

View all documented uses for Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

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Scientific name: Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.
USDA symbol: POMO5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Soap
Notes: Used as lotion to wash a snake figurine before painting it.

RECRD: 41987 id: 29050

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