Poaceae Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Sweet Vernalgrass

Ojibwa - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 419

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Scientific name: Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
USDA symbol: ANOD (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sweet Vernalgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: In the olden times, used ceremonially because of its persistent sweet scent.

RECRD: 161 id: 3676

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