Average length : 20"

Sweetgrass is one of the most sacred plants for the
Plains Indians. It is a tall, wild grass with a reddish
base and perfume-like musty-ordor. It grows mainly
on the eastern side of the Rockies in Montana and
adjacent Alberta, Canada, and also in some small
areas of Wyoming and South Dakota. Its botanical
name is Hierochloe odorata; some common names
are Seneca Grass, Holy Grass, and Vanilla Grass.

On the Plains, Sweetgrass is usually braided. It is
usually burned by shaving little bits over hot coals
or lighting the end and waving it around, letting the
smoke spread through the air. The purifying smoke
cleanses the area and Sweetgrass brings in positive
thoughts. It is also known to be carried in medicine
and pipe bundles to protect sacred objects.