Poaceae Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.
Weeping Alkaligrass
Gosiute - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 370
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Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.
Scientific name: Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.
USDA symbol: PUDID (
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Common names: Weeping Alkaligrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds formerly used for food.
RECRD: 4617 id: 31584