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

American Bulrush

Kwakiutl, Southern - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296

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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: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used to make baskets.

RECRD: 46902 id: 37436

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