Poaceae Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) A.S. Hitchc.
Deergrass
Apache, White Mountain - Food, Porridge
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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Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) A.S. Hitchc.
Scientific name: Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) A.S. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: MURI2 (
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Common names: Deergrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds ground, mixed with meal and water and eaten as mush.
RECRD: 60178 id: 23528