Poaceae Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.

Vanillagrass

Okanagan-Colville - Other, Incense & Fragrance

Use documented by:
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

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Scientific name: Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
USDA symbol: HIALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Vanillagrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Blades braided together and packed amongst clothes to give them a nice smell.

RECRD: 12281 id: 17263

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