Poaceae Sporobolus contractus A.S. Hitchc.

Spike Dropseed

Zuni - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 81

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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: Zuni
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Grass bunches fastened together and used to construct shelters in or near the distant fields.

RECRD: 32925 id: 38776

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