Poaceae Andropogon gerardii Vitman

Big Bluestem

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Other, Containers

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 39

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Scientific name: Andropogon gerardii Vitman
USDA symbol: ANGE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Big Bluestem
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Used to cover fruit and allow ripening.

RECRD: 40093 id: 3294

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