Search for Schizachyrium found 3 matches:
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
Little Bluestem; Poaceae
Comanche Drug (Venereal Aid)
Stem ashes used for syphilitic sores.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones 1940 Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542 (p. 520)
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
Little Bluestem; Poaceae
Lakota Fiber (Clothing)
Grass rubbed into softness and used as fur like insulation in moccasins during the winter.
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. 28)
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
Little Bluestem; Poaceae
Comanche Other (Ceremonial Items)
Bundles of stems used as switches in the sweat lodge.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones 1940 Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542 (p. 520)