Poaceae Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths

Blue Grama

Lakota - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 29

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Scientific name: Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
USDA symbol: BOGR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Grama
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Most plants have two spikes: for sport, people would hunt for those with three.

RECRD: 4780 id: 7437

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