Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller

American Bulrush

Hanaksiala - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 192

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Scientific name: Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller
USDA symbol: SCAM6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Plant used by children to make tiny snares to catch small fish.

RECRD: 61174 id: 37430

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