Cyperaceae Eriophorum sp.
Cotton Grass
Eskimo, Inuktitut - Other, Lighting
Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
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Eriophorum sp.
Scientific name: Eriophorum sp.
Common names: Cotton Grass
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Lighting
Notes: Seed head bristles used to make wicks for oil lamps.
RECRD: 6407 id: 14205