Poaceae Panicum capillare L.

Witchgrass

Hopi - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 159

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Scientific name: Panicum capillare L.
USDA symbol: PACA6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Witchgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Ground seed meal used to make bread.

RECRD: 10668 id: 25451

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