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Sandhill Muhly
Muhlenbergia pungens

P4'ejoo'


 

Sandhill Muhly

Ethnobotany:
1. Used as a brush without thorns.
2. Used to make fire instead of wood during the winter.
3. Seed can be taken out of shell and made into a soup.
4. Pungent used as a dye of wool.
5. Pungent used as a broom.
6. Forage value rated as fair.

(This page researched by students at Monument Valley High School)

 

   
   
 

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