Barona Cultural Center & Museum

Family: Poaceae
 

Genus/Species: Muhlenbergia rigens
 

'Iipay Aa Name: kwayull
 

Common English Name: Deergrass

Traditional Use: stems scraped and used as bundle foundation in basketry (deer grass expands and baskets become watertight).

Collected on the Barona Indian Reservation, San Diego County
 

Collector: Triston Parada
 

Date Collected: March 14, 2019
 

Mounted: April 4 & 11, 2019