Poaceae Bromus catharticus Vahl
Rescuegrass
Kiowa - Food, Fodder
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14
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Bromus catharticus Vahl
Scientific name: Bromus catharticus Vahl
USDA symbol: BRCA6 (
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Common names: Rescuegrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Grass recognized as an important fodder.
RECRD: 0 id: 7583