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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