Search for Koeleria found 16 matches:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used in the Sun Dance ceremony.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 10)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant used for cuts.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 10)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Stimulant)
Plant tied to Sun Dancers head to prevent him from getting tired.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 10)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Havasupai Food (Bread & Cake)
Seeds used to make bread.
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)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Havasupai Food (Forage)
Plant grazed by livestock.
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. 209)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Havasupai Food (Unspecified)
Seeds used for food.
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. 209)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Havasupai Food (Winter Use Food)
Seeds stored in blankets or bags of skin in caves.
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. 209)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Isleta Food (Bread & Cake)
Seeds made into a meal and used to make bread.
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. 22)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Isleta Food (Porridge)
Seeds made into a meal and used to make mush.
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. 22)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Isleta Food (Staple)
Considered a very important source of food before the introduction of wheat.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 33)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Isleta Food (Staple)
Seeds used to make flour for bread and mush.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 33)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Okanagan-Colville Food (Fodder)
Used as a good feed for cattle and horses.
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)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Cheyenne Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Plants used as paint brushes to paint ceremonial participants.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 10)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Jemez Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Blades tied together and used as a broom.
Cook, Sarah Louise 1930 The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians.. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 25)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Navajo, Ramah Fiber (Scouring Material)
Bunch about a foot long, tied with string or yucca fiber, used as a brush for cleaning metates.
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)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes
Prairie Junegrass; Poaceae
Isleta Other (Fasteners)
Straw mixed with adobe to give strength and adhesion.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 33)