Sweetgrass - a historically important native grass for coastal conservation

Sweetgrass is a clump-forming perennial grass that is native to the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts.  The leaves of this grass are used by the Gullah community, descendants of enslaved Africans in the South Carolina coastal area, as the base material for their coiled basketry.

2021 Network-wide read-along syllabus for Braiding Sweetgrass • Slow Food USA

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The First Blade of Sweetgrass

SWEETGRASS (Hierochloe odorata) growing information

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Native Plants for Georgia Part IV: Grasses and Sedges

UGA researchers work to save an iconic plant in the Lowcountry

Native Plants for Georgia Part IV: Grasses and Sedges

Sweetgrass Baskets Coastal Discovery Museum

Sweetgrass Baskets Coastal Discovery Museum