Sparganiaceae Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Containers
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 57
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Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Scientific name: Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
USDA symbol: SPEU (
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Common names: Broadfruit Burreed
Family: Sparganiaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Used in pit cooking.
RECRD: 12289 id: 38602