Poaceae Sporobolus contractus A.S. Hitchc.

Spike Dropseed

Apache, White Mountain - Other, Cash Crop

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 149

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Scientific name: Sporobolus contractus A.S. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: SPCO4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spike Dropseed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cash Crop
Notes: Plant gathered and sold.

RECRD: 60171 id: 38774