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

Common Spikerush

Paiute, Northern - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49

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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Sap eaten.

RECRD: 8948 id: 13020

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