Poaceae Panicum obtusum Kunth
Obtuse Panicgrass
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Sauce & Relish
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 48
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Panicum obtusum Kunth
Scientific name: Panicum obtusum Kunth
USDA symbol: PAOB (
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Common names: Obtuse Panicgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Seeds ground, made into gravy and mixed with meat.
RECRD: 40217 id: 25463