Cyperaceae Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

Woolgrass

Ojibwa - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 418

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Scientific name: Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
USDA symbol: SCCY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woolgrass
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Small rushes formerly used for woven storage bags.

RECRD: 154 id: 37512

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