Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus

Hardstem Bulrush

Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 36

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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: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Stems dried, sewn into large mats and used to make 'teepees,' temporary shelters, doors & windows.

RECRD: 12212 id: 37393

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