Poaceae Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Common Reed
Apache, White Mountain - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159
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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Scientific name: Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
USDA symbol: PHAU7 (
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Common names: Common Reed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Reeds used as an arrow shaft for hunting small birds with arrows.
RECRD: 60250 id: 26568