Cyperaceae Scirpus sp.

Bulrush

Houma - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60

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Scientific name: Scirpus sp.
Common names: Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Plants dried and used to make brooms.

RECRD: 46743 id: 37546

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