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Hierochloe alpina ssp. alpina
Alpine Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber (Basketry)
Blades used to make baskets.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 207)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Northern Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber (Basketry)
Blades used to make baskets.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 207)

Hierochloe occidentalis Buckl.
California Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Karok Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion of plant taken by women after miscarriage or to arrest fetus growth.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany. Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 380)

Hierochloe occidentalis Buckl.
California Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Karok Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Plant given to sick dogs.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany. Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 380)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Cold Remedy)
Burning leaf smoke inhaled for colds.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 20)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Cold Remedy)
Smoke from burning leaves used for colds.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of plant taken for coughs.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 72)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Leaves and boiled hoof sticky substance used as a hair tonic.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 124)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Stems soaked in water and used for chapping and windburn.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 77)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Eye Medicine)
Stems soaked in water and used as an eyewash.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 81)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Strengthener)
Grass chewed as a means of extended endurance in ceremonies involving prolonged fasting.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Throat Aid)
Infusion of plant taken for sore throats.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 72)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Venereal Aid)
Infusion of blades taken by men for venereal infections.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 69)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Leaves used for saddle sores on horses.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 20)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used as a ceremonial incense for purification.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Plant burned in homes to prevent evil.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Flathead Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion used for "sharp pains inside."
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Flathead Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion used for colds.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Flathead Drug (Febrifuge)
Infusion used for fevers.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Flathead Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Infusion mixed with meadow rue seeds and used for congested nasal passages.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Kiowa Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Dried foliage employed as a perfume.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 15)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Menominee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Grass used in basketry and as a perfume.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 75)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Plains Indian Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Leaves given to horses to make them long winded on the chase.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 20)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Thompson Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion or decoction of plant used as a wash for the hair and body.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 476)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Iroquois Fiber (Basketry)
Plant used to make baskets.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 67)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Kiowa Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Fragrant leaves used as stuffing for pillows and mattresses.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 15)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Malecite Fiber (Basketry)
Used to make baskets.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1952 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7 (p. 6)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Menominee Fiber (Basketry)
Grass used in basketry and as a perfume.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 75)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Menominee Fiber (Sewing Material)
Wet grass used for sewing, dried tight and resin used over the stitches.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 75)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Micmac Fiber (Basketry)
Used to make baskets.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Micmac Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Used to make mats.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Stems burned and prayers said during every ceremony.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Grass essential to the raising of a fallen dancer or fallen paraphernalia.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Grass water used to bathe the mother 34 days after giving birth and before returning home.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Grass braids tied vertically around the base of the Horn Society staffs.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Grass braids strung on the inside of headbands of the Motokiks headdresses.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Used in the Sun Dance ceremony and burned on a small altar found in many lodges.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 20)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Smoke from burning grass used to purify Sundance dancers.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Leaves ceremonially smoked with tobacco.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Decorations)
Used to decorate women's hair.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Grass packed into saddles to keep them smelling good.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 114)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Leaves mixed with red ochre to make it smell good.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 124)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Stems bound at the lower end with other stems, braided and used as incense during ceremonies.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Grass used by everyone as incense during daily prayers.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Grass water used as incense smudge by the mother 34 days after giving birth & before returning home.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Used as an incense, natural sachet or perfume.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 20)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Soap)
Leaves soaked in water and used as a hairwash.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 20)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Soap)
Leaves soaked in water and used as a hairwash.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Other (Ceremonial Items)
Smoke from burning grass used for purification of rattles, sacred shields and Sundance dancers.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Other (Paint)
Used to paint pipes in the Sun Dance and the Sacred Arrow ceremonies.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 9)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Other (Protection)
Burned for protection from lightning and thunder.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Flathead Other (Decorations)
Used to decorate women's hair.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Flathead Other (Insecticide)
Used as an incense to "keep the bugs away."
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Gros Ventre Other (Soap)
Leaves soaked in water and used as a hairwash.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Kiowa Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 15)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Lakota Other (Ceremonial Items)
Strands of grass burned to bring guardian spirits.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis (p. 49)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Lakota Other (Ceremonial Items)
Grass used in religious ceremonies.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 30)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Lakota Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Used as a perfume.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis (p. 49)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Menominee Other (Sacred Items)
Grass used to burn as an oblation to the deities.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 75)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Montana Indian Other (Ceremonial Items)
Burned as incense for spiritual protection and purification.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Montana Indian Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Used as a clothes and body perfume.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Blades braided together and packed amongst clothes to give them a nice smell.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 55)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Sioux Other (Ceremonial Items)
Smoke from burning grass used to purify Sundance dancers.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Sioux Other (Ceremonial Items)
Leaves ceremonially smoked with tobacco.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 28)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Thompson Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Grass tied in the hair and on neck and arm ornaments as a scent.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 503)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Sweetgrass; Poaceae
Thompson Other (Toys & Games)
Easily braided grass used in play by children.
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 (p. 141)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant burned as ceremonial incense.
McClintock, Walter 1909 Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer. Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9 (p. 273,274)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Used to make a hair tonic.
McClintock, Walter 1909 Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer. Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9 (p. 273)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Leaves used as a hairwash and incense.
McClintock, Walter 1909 Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer. Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9 (p. 278)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Dried plant burned in many ceremonies.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 170)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Dakota Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used in propitiatory rites.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70 (p. 359)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Dakota Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 66)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Kiowa Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Dried foliage employed as a perfume.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 15)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Omaha Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used in various rituals.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p. 322)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Omaha Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 66)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Pawnee Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 66)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Ponca Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 66)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Winnebago Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used as incense in ceremony to invoke good powers and in peace ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 66)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Kiowa Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Fragrant leaves used as stuffing for pillows and mattresses.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 15)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Ceremonial Items)
Braided plant put up on Sun Dance alters and used in religious services.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 51)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Leaves braided and placed with the clothes or carried in small bags as perfume.
McClintock, Walter 1909 Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer. Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9 (p. 278)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Leaves used as a hairwash and incense.
McClintock, Walter 1909 Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer. Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9 (p. 278)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Other (Ceremonial Items)
Dried leaves burned over coals in many ceremonies.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 170)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Dried leaves used as a perfume by wrapping the article in the leaves.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 170)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Chippewa Other (Ceremonial Items)
Used for ceremonial, economic and pleasurable purposes.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 378)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Dakota Other (Ceremonial Items)
Plant used in religious ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 91)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Kiowa Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 15)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Omaha Other (Ceremonial Items)
Plant used as incense.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p. 320)

Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
Vanillagrass; Poaceae
Omaha Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Plant used as perfume.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p. 323)