Typhaceae Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
Havasupai - Fiber, Building Material
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 208
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Typha domingensis Pers.
Scientific name: Typha domingensis Pers.
USDA symbol: TYDO (
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Common names: Southern Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Stalks and leaves used in thatching houses.
RECRD: 7170 id: 41127