Poaceae Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn
Navajo, Ramah - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
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 15
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Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Scientific name: Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
USDA symbol: ARPUL (
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Common names: Fendler Threeawn
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Stems used to make hair brushes.
RECRD: 0 id: 4865