Poaceae Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray

Sand Dropseed

Navajo, Ramah - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 17

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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: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Ground seeds alone or with corn made into mush or bread.

RECRD: 10388 id: 38790

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