Poaceae Panicum obtusum Kunth
Obtuse Panicgrass
Isleta - Other, Soap
Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 36
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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: Isleta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Soap
Notes: Ground stolons mixed with soapweed and used in washing hair.
RECRD: 30684 id: 25465