Search for Hordeum found 17 matches:
Hordeum jubatum L.
Foxtail Barley; Poaceae
Chippewa Drug (Eye Medicine)
Dry root wrapped, moistened and used as a compress for sties or inflammation of lid.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 360)
Hordeum jubatum L.
Foxtail Barley; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous and children taught to avoid it.
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)
Hordeum jubatum L.
Foxtail Barley; Poaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Unspecified)
Root used for unspecified ailments.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 59)
Hordeum jubatum L.
Foxtail Barley; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Unspecified)
Seeds pounded and eaten dry.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 34)
Hordeum jubatum L.
Foxtail Barley; Poaceae
Iroquois Other (Toys & Games)
Used by children to place in the sleeves of playmates as a joke.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111 (p. 106)
Hordeum jubatum L.
Foxtail Barley; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Other (Tools)
Used to rub the skin off yucca stalks.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 34)
Hordeum marinum ssp. gussonianum (Parl.) Thellung
Mediterranean Barley; Poaceae
Mendocino Indian Food (Fodder)
Green grass used for fodder.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 313)
Hordeum murinum L.
Mouse Barley; Poaceae
Mendocino Indian Food (Staple)
Seeds used for pinole.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 313)
Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum (Steud.) Tzvelev
Smooth Barley; Poaceae
Costanoan Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of plant used for bladder ailments.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 30)
Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum (Steud.) Tzvelev
Smooth Barley; Poaceae
Cahuilla Food (Unspecified)
Seeds eaten, when other foods were scarce.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press (p. 78)
Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum (Steud.) Tzvelev
Smooth Barley; Poaceae
Costanoan Food (Staple)
Seeds used for pinole.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 255)
Hordeum sp.
Foxtail Grass; Poaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Food (Unspecified)
Seeds used in pinole.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 53)
Hordeum vulgare L.
Common Barley; Poaceae
Cahuilla Food (Unspecified)
Cultivated and used for food.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press (p. 78)
Hordeum vulgare L.
Common Barley; Poaceae
Papago Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1942 Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition. (p. 117)
Hordeum vulgare L.
Common Barley; Poaceae
Pima Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1942 Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition. (p. 117)
Hordeum vulgare L.
Common Barley; Poaceae
Yuki Food (Bread & Cake)
Seeds ground into flour and used to make bread.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 313)
Hordeum vulgare L.
Common Barley; Poaceae
Yuki Food (Substitution Food)
Seeds parched and used as a substitute for coffee.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 313)