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

Common Reed

Paiute, Northern - Food, Candy

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 53

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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Sap crystallized, gathered and eaten like candy.

RECRD: 8985 id: 26613

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