Poaceae Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.

Hairy Grama

Navajo - Other, Sacred Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25

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Scientific name: Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
USDA symbol: BOHIH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hairy Grama
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Sacred Items
Notes: Used to make sacred charcoal for certain ceremonies.

RECRD: 2659 id: 7450

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