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

Common Reed

Thompson - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 516

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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Used as a forage plant only in absence of other foods.

RECRD: 41839 id: 26630

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