Poaceae Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Common Reed

Kawaiisu - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49

View all documented uses for Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

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Scientific name: Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
USDA symbol: PHAU7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Reed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Stems dried and beaten with sticks to remove the sugar crystals.

RECRD: 4315 id: 26585

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