| Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Little Bluestem USDA SCSCS |
Comanche Drug, Venereal Aid Stem ashes used for syphilitic sores. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 520 |
| Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Little Bluestem USDA SCSCS |
Comanche Other, Ceremonial Items Bundles of stems used as switches in the sweat lodge. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 520 |
| Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Little Bluestem USDA SCSCS |
Lakota Fiber, Clothing Grass rubbed into softness and used as fur like insulation in moccasins during the winter. 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 28 |