Poaceae Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
Smooth Cordgrass
Iroquois - Food, Forage
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 106
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Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
Scientific name: Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
USDA symbol: SPAL (
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Common names: Smooth Cordgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Used as forage.
RECRD: 50208 id: 38603