Poaceae Avena barbata Pott ex Link

Slender Oat

Miwok - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 152

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Scientific name: Avena barbata Pott ex Link
USDA symbol: AVBA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slender Oat
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Parched, stone-boiled seeds pulverized and eaten as a mush.

RECRD: 20205 id: 6755

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