Cyperaceae Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes

Common Spikerush

Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 36

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Scientific name: Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: ELPA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Spikerush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Used as bedding, for pillows and for sitting on in the sweathouse.

RECRD: 12211 id: 13019

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