Poaceae Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray

Sand Dropseed

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 48

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Scientific name: Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray
USDA symbol: SPCR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sand Dropseed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds boiled and eaten as porridge.

RECRD: 40218 id: 38779

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