Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

Broadleaf Cattail

Kwakiutl, Southern - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 275

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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: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Leaves used to make mats.

RECRD: 46913 id: 41247