Poaceae Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.

Vanillagrass

Omaha - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 322

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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: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used in various rituals.

RECRD: 87470 id: 17265

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