Acnatherum

University of Michigan at Dearborn Native American Ethnobotany Database
Achnatherum
46 entries

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Apache, Western Food (Porridge)
Seeds ground, mixed with corn meal and water and made into a mush.
Buskirk, Winfred 1986 The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press (p. 189)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Apache, White Mountain Food (Bread & Cake)
Seeds ground and used to make bread and pones.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 149)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Apache, White Mountain Food (Fodder)
Plant used for hay.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 157)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Apache, White Mountain Food (Porridge)
Seeds ground, mixed with meal and water and eaten as mush.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 149)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Apache, White Mountain Food (Unspecified)
Seeds used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 157)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Gosiute Food (Unspecified)
Seeds formerly used for food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1911 The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405. (p. 375)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Havasupai Food (Bread & Cake)
Seeds parched, ground fine, boiled, thickened, made into balls and eaten as dumplings.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman 1985 Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture. Tucson. The University of Arizona Press (p. 66)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Havasupai Food (Soup)
Seeds and Indian millet seeds ground and used to make soup or mush.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman 1985 Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture. Tucson. The University of Arizona Press (p. 73)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Havasupai Food (Staple)
Seeds ground and eaten as a ground or parched meal.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman 1985 Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture. Tucson. The University of Arizona Press (p. 67)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Hopi Food (Bread & Cake)
Seeds ground with corn into fine meal and used to make tortilla bread.
Nequatewa, Edmund 1943 Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods. Plateau 18:18-20 (p. 20)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Hopi Food (Staple)
Ground seeds used to make meal.
Vestal, Paul A 1940 Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891. Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168 (p. 158)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Hopi Food (Starvation Food)
Plants formerly used for food during famines.
Jones, Volney H. 1938 An Ancient Food Plant of the Southwest and Plateau Regions. El Palacio 44:41-53 (p. 43)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Hopi Food (Starvation Food)
Seeds eaten, especially in time of famine.
Colton, Harold S. 1974 Hopi History And Ethnobotany. IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York. (p. 338)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Hopi Food (Starvation Food)
Seeds used during famines.
Whiting, Alfred F. 1939 Ethnobotany of the Hopi. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15 (p. 65)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Staple)
Seeds pounded into a meal and eaten dry.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 46)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Montana Indian Food (Unspecified)
Seeds used for food.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 11)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo Food (Bread & Cake)
Seeds ground and made into bread and dumplings.
Steggerda, Morris 1941 Navajo Foods and Their Preparation. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25 (p. 223)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo Food (Bread & Cake)
Ground seeds made into cakes.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 26)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo Food (Fodder)
Plant used as a fodder for both wild and domesticated animals.
Hocking, George M. 1956 Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. El Palacio 56:146-165 (p. 154)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo Food (Forage)
Plant used as a forage for both wild and domesticated animals.
Hocking, George M. 1956 Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. El Palacio 56:146-165 (p. 154)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo Food (Porridge)
Seeds ground and made into gruel.
Steggerda, Morris 1941 Navajo Foods and Their Preparation. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25 (p. 223)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo Food (Staple)
Ground seeds used for food.
Hocking, George M. 1956 Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. El Palacio 56:146-165 (p. 154)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo Food (Unspecified)
Seeds used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. 1935 Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food. University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44 (p. 27)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Food (Fodder)
Young plants used as horse feed.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 16)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Food (Porridge)
Seeds finely ground and cooked into a mush with milk or water.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 16)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute Food (Porridge)
Seeds ground into a meal for mush.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 26-27)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute Food (Sauce & Relish)
Ground seeds used for sauce.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 32)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute Food (Staple)
Ground seeds used for flour.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 32)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute Food (Staple)
Roasted and ground into flour.
Steward, Julian H. 1933 Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250 (p. 244)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute, Northern Food (Porridge)
Seeds dried, winnowed, ground into a flour and used to make mush.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 46)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute, Northern Food (Soup)
Seeds dried, winnowed, ground into a flour and used to make soup.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 46)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute, Northern Food (Special Food)
Seeds considered a good food to eat when suffering from stomachaches, colic or aching bones.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 46)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute, Northern Food (Staple)
Seeds used as a staple food.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 46)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Paiute, Northern Food (Winter Use Food)
Seeds stored for winter use.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 46)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Zuni Food (Staple)
Ground seeds used as a staple before the availability of corn.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 67)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Zuni Food (Unspecified)
Used especially in earlier times as an important source of food.
Castetter, Edward F. 1935 Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food. University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44 (p. 27)

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth
Indian Ricegrass; Poaceae
Apache, White Mountain Other (Cash Crop)
Plant gathered and sold.
Reagan, Albert B. 1929 Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona. Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61. (p. 149)

Achnatherum robustum (Vasey) Barkworth
Sleepygrass; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Food (Fodder)
Used for sheep and horse feed.
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 17)

Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth
Desert Needlegrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Unspecified)
Seeds used for food.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 66)

Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth
Desert Needlegrass; Poaceae
Paiute Food (Porridge)
Seeds used to make mush.
Steward, Julian H. 1933 Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250 (p. 243)