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Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Flathead Other, Insecticide
Used as an incense to 'keep the bugs away.'
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Gros Ventre Other, Soap
Leaves soaked in water and used as a hairwash.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber, Basketry
Blades used to make baskets.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 207
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Iroquois Fiber, Basketry
Plant used to make baskets.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 67
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried foliage employed as a perfume.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried foliage employed as a perfume.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried foliage employed as a perfume.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried foliage employed as a perfume.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Fragrant leaves used as stuffing for pillows and mattresses.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Fragrant leaves used as stuffing for pillows and mattresses.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Fragrant leaves used as stuffing for pillows and mattresses.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Fragrant leaves used as stuffing for pillows and mattresses.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Other, Incense & Fragrance
Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Other, Incense & Fragrance
Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Other, Incense & Fragrance
Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Kiowa Other, Incense & Fragrance
Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Lakota Other, Ceremonial Items
Grass used in religious ceremonies.
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 30
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Lakota Other, Ceremonial Items
Strands of grass burned to bring guardian spirits.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 49
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Lakota Other, Incense & Fragrance
Used as a perfume.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 49
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Malecite Fiber, Basketry
Used to make baskets.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Grass used in basketry and as a perfume.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Menominee Fiber, Basketry
Grass used in basketry and as a perfume.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Menominee Fiber, Sewing Material
Wet grass used for sewing, dried tight and resin used over the stitches.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Menominee Other, Sacred Items
Grass used to burn as an oblation to the deities.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Micmac Fiber, Basketry
Used to make baskets.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Micmac Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Used to make mats.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Montana Indian Other, Ceremonial Items
Burned as incense for spiritual protection and purification.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Montana Indian Other, Incense & Fragrance
Used as a clothes and body perfume.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Okanagan-Colville Other, Incense & Fragrance
Blades braided together and packed amongst clothes to give them a nice smell.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Omaha Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Omaha Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used in various rituals.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 322
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Omaha Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used as incense.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 320
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Omaha Other, Incense & Fragrance
Plant used as perfume.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Pawnee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Plains Indian Drug, Veterinary Aid
Leaves given to horses to make them long winded on the chase.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 20
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Ponca Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Sioux Other, Ceremonial Items
Leaves ceremonially smoked with tobacco.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Sioux Other, Ceremonial Items
Smoke from burning grass used to purify Sundance dancers.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion or decoction of plant used as a wash for the hair and body.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 476
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Thompson Other, Incense & Fragrance
Grass tied in the hair and on neck and arm ornaments as a scent.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Thompson Other, Toys & Games
Easily braided grass used in play by children.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 141
Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass
USDA HIALA
Winnebago Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66