(database accessed August 2005)
Aristida divaricata Humb. & Bonpl.
ex Willd.
Poverty Threeawn; Poaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Burn Dressing)
Grass ashes rubbed on burns.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians.
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 27)
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Food (Fodder)
Used for horse feed, if better forage was not available.
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. 15)
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Food (Fodder)
Recognized as poor sheep or 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. 15)
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn; Poaceae
Hopi Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Plant used for broom material.
Colton, Harold S. 1974 Hopi History And Ethnobotany. IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York. (p. 286)
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Stems used to make hair brushes.
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. 15)
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Stems used to make hair brushes.
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. 15)
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn; Poaceae
Hopi Other (Ceremonial Items)
Plant used in ceremonials.
Colton, Harold S. 1974 Hopi History And Ethnobotany. IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York. (p. 286)
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey
Fendler Threeawn; Poaceae
Hopi Other (Decorations)
Plant used to decorate the faces of the female kachina.
Colton, Harold S. 1974 Hopi History And Ethnobotany. IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York. (p. 286)
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