Poaceae Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Scribn.

Giant Sacaton

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

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 40

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Scientific name: Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Scribn.
USDA symbol: SPWR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Sacaton
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Stiff stems made into a brush and used to clean spines of cacti.

RECRD: 40098 id: 38800

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