Poaceae Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

Alkali Sacaton

Hopi - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 66

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Scientific name: Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SPAI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alkali Sacaton
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Grain occasionally used for food during famines.

RECRD: 41395 id: 38770

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