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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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: Staple
Notes: Seeds used to make flour for bread and mush.
RECRD: 30656 id: 19307