Poaceae Bromus hordeaceus L.

Soft Brome

Karok - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379

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Scientific name: Bromus hordeaceus L.
USDA symbol: BRHOH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Soft Brome
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds parched, pounded into a meal and mixed with water into a gruel.

RECRD: 8457 id: 7588

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