Poaceae Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr.

Giant Sandreed

Jemez - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 65

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Scientific name: Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr.
USDA symbol: CAGI3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Sandreed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Plumes used to decorate masks.

RECRD: 41387 id: 7643

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