Poaceae Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes

Prairie Junegrass

Isleta - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33

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Scientific name: Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: KOMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Junegrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Considered a very important source of food before the introduction of wheat.

RECRD: 30655 id: 19306

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