Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus

Hardstem Bulrush

Cheyenne - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 8

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Scientific name: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus
USDA symbol: SCACA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hardstem Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Inner part of stems eaten raw.

RECRD: 44664 id: 37360