Poaceae Aristida divaricata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Poverty Threeawn

Keres, Western - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27

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Scientific name: Aristida divaricata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
USDA symbol: ARDI5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Poverty Threeawn
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Grass ashes rubbed on burns.

RECRD: 30034 id: 4860

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