Search for Echinochloa found 12 matches:
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
Jungle Rice; Poaceae
Cocopa Food (Porridge)
Seeds parched, ground and the flour cooked into a mush.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1951 Yuman Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press (p. 187)
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
Jungle Rice; Poaceae
Cocopa Food (Staple)
Seeds parched, ground and the flour eaten dry.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1951 Yuman Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press (p. 187)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Barnyardgrass; Poaceae
Cocopa Food (Unspecified)
Seeds used for food.
Gifford, E. W. 1933 The Cocopa. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270 (p. 267)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Barnyardgrass; Poaceae
Cocopa Food (Winter Use Food)
Seeds stored for later use.
Gifford, E. W. 1933 The Cocopa. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270 (p. 267)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Barnyardgrass; Poaceae
Paiute Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
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)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Barnyardgrass; Poaceae
Tubatulabal Food (Unspecified)
Used extensively for food.
Voegelin, Ermine W. 1938 Tubatulabal Ethnography. Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84 (p. 15)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Barnyardgrass; Poaceae
Yuma Food (Porridge)
Seeds pounded, winnowed, ground, made into mush and used to cook with fish.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1951 Yuman Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press (p. 187)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Barnyardgrass; Poaceae
Yuma Food (Staple)
Seeds pounded, winnowed, parched and ground into a meal.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1951 Yuman Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press (p. 187)
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Barnyardgrass; Poaceae
Yuma Food (Unspecified)
Wild seeds eaten for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1951 Yuman Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press (p. 173)
Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera (Wieg.) Gould
Gulf Cockspur Grass; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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)
Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera (Wieg.) Gould
Gulf Cockspur Grass; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Emetic)
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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)
Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera (Wieg.) Gould
Gulf Cockspur Grass; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Food (Fodder)
Used for 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)