Poaceae Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.

Galleta

Hopi - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 65

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Scientific name: Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.
USDA symbol: PLJA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Galleta
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Used as the fill of coiled basketry.

RECRD: 41388 id: 28616

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