Poaceae Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
Blue Grama
Zuni - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 83
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Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
Scientific name: Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
USDA symbol: BOGR2 (
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Common names: Blue Grama
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Grass bunches tied together and used to strain goat's milk.
RECRD: 32931 id: 7448