Typhaceae Typha domingensis Pers.

Southern Cattail

Paiute, Northern - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49

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Scientific name: Typha domingensis Pers.
USDA symbol: TYDO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Southern Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Roots dried, ground into flour and made into a sweet mush.

RECRD: 8955 id: 41150

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