Poaceae Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass
Thompson - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 140
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Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Scientific name: Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
USDA symbol: CARU (
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Common names: Pinegrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Tied bunches of grass used as soapberry whips.
RECRD: 32304 id: 7638