Poaceae Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) A.S. Hitchc.

Deergrass

Apache, White Mountain - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 149

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Scientific name: Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) A.S. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: MURI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Deergrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds ground and used to make bread and pones.

RECRD: 60173 id: 23526

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