Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

Broadleaf Cattail

Nitinaht - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 88

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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: Nitinaht
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used to make openwork baskets.

RECRD: 47219 id: 41287

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