Poaceae Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass
Isleta - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22
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Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Scientific name: Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: KOMA (
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Common names: Prairie Junegrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds made into a meal and used to make mush.
RECRD: 41046 id: 19305