Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in the Sun Dance ceremony. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 10 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for cuts. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 10 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Cheyenne Drug, Stimulant Plant tied to Sun Dancers head to prevent him from getting tired. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 10 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Cheyenne Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Plants used as paint brushes to paint ceremonial participants. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 10 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake Seeds used to make bread. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Havasupai Food, Forage Plant grazed by livestock. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 209 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Havasupai Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 209 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Havasupai Food, Winter Use Food Seeds stored in blankets or bags of skin in caves. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 209 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Isleta Food, Bread & Cake Seeds made into a meal and used to make bread. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Isleta Food, Porridge Seeds made into a meal and used to make mush. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Isleta Food, Staple Considered a very important source of food before the introduction of wheat. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Isleta Food, Staple Seeds used to make flour for bread and mush. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Isleta Other, Fasteners Straw mixed with adobe to give strength and adhesion. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Jemez Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Blades tied together and used as a broom. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Scouring Material Bunch about a foot long, tied with string or yucca fiber, used as a brush for cleaning metates. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Fodder Used as a good feed for cattle and horses. 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 |