Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

Broadleaf Cattail

Hopi - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 56

View all documented uses for Typha latifolia L.

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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: Hopi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Used to make sleeping mats.

RECRD: 43630 id: 41227

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