Poaceae Sporobolus contractus A.S. Hitchc.

Spike Dropseed

Apache, Western - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 189

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Scientific name: Sporobolus contractus A.S. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: SPCO4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spike Dropseed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds ground, mixed with corn meal and water and made into a mush.

RECRD: 40850 id: 38771

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