Poaceae Avena barbata Pott ex Link
Slender Oat
Miwok - Food, Soup
Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 152
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Avena barbata Pott ex Link
Scientific name: Avena barbata Pott ex Link
USDA symbol: AVBA (
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Common names: Slender Oat
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Parched, stone-boiled seeds pulverized and eaten as a soup.
RECRD: 20062 id: 6756