Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

Broadleaf Cattail

Acoma - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 53

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Scientific name: Typha latifolia L.
USDA symbol: TYLA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Broadleaf Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Acoma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots and tender shoots salted and eaten as food.

RECRD: 41324 id: 41166

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