Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. Pineapple USDA ANCO30 |
Seminole Food, Unspecified Plant used for food. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 500 |
Bromus anomalus Rupr. ex Fourn. Nodding Brome USDA BRPO2 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Used for horse feed. 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 |
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. California Brome USDA BRCA5 |
Hesquiat Drug, Poison Long, sharp-awned fruit were said to be very dangerous if swallowed. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 56 |
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. California Brome USDA BRCA5 |
Neeshenam Food, Bread & Cake Seeds parched, ground into flour and used to make bread. Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377 |
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. California Brome USDA BRCA5 |
Neeshenam Food, Porridge Seeds parched, ground into flour and used to make mush. Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377 |
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. California Brome USDA BRCA5 |
Neeshenam Food, Staple Seeds parched, ground into flour and used for food. Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377 |
Bromus ciliatus L. Fringed Brome USDA BRCIC3 |
Iroquois Other, Fertilizer Decoction of plant used as a soak for corn, a 'corn planting medicine.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
Bromus diandrus Roth Ripgut Brome USDA BRDI3 |
Karok Food, Porridge Seeds parched, pounded into a meal and mixed with water into a gruel. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
Bromus diandrus Roth Ripgut Brome USDA BRDI3 |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 234 |
Bromus diandrus Roth Ripgut Brome USDA BRDI3 |
Miwok Food, Unspecified Pulverized seeds made into pinole. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 152 |
Bromus hordeaceus L. Soft Brome USDA BRHOH |
Karok Food, Porridge Seeds parched, pounded into a meal and mixed with water into a gruel. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud. Mountain Brome USDA BRMA4 |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Seeds formerly eaten. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 364 |
Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud. Mountain Brome USDA BRMA4 |
Keres, Western Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tied bunches of plants used as hair brushes and light brooms. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud. Mountain Brome USDA BRMA4 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Staple Seeds formerly used for pinole. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 312 |
Bromus sp. Brome Grass |
Isleta Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tied bunches of stems used to make brooms and brushes. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
Bromus sp. Brome Grass |
Thompson Food, Forage Plants used as a forage crop. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 516 |
Catopsis sp. Airplant |
Seminole Other, Cooking Tools Plant used as a water supply for cooking during the dry season. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
Guzmania sp. Airplant |
Seminole Other, Cooking Tools Plant used as a water supply for cooking during the dry season. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
Tillandsia sp. Airplant |
Seminole Other, Cooking Tools Plant used as a water supply for cooking during the dry season. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Spanish Moss USDA TIUS |
Houma Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of moss taken for chills and fever. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 59 |
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Spanish Moss USDA TIUS |
Houma Fiber, Cordage Dried fibers twisted and used for cordage. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 59 |
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Spanish Moss USDA TIUS |
Houma Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Dried fibers twisted and used to make floor mats. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 59 |
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Spanish Moss USDA TIUS |
Seminole Other, Cooking Tools Used to remove scum in cooking. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Spanish Moss USDA TIUS |
Seminole Other, Hide Preparation Used for tanning. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |