Poaceae Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Sweet Vernalgrass

Potawatomi - Fiber, Sewing Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120

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Scientific name: Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
USDA symbol: ANOD (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sweet Vernalgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Sewing Material
Notes: Used to sew buckskin when making moccasins and articles of clothing.

RECRD: 375 id: 3678

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