Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea L.

Reed Canarygrass

Okanagan-Colville - Other, Ceremonial Items

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 57

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Scientific name: Phalaris arundinacea L.
USDA symbol: PHAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Reed Canarygrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used to make peaked hats suitable for wearing by Indian doctors.

RECRD: 12284 id: 26279

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