Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

Broadleaf Cattail

Ojibwa - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Leaves used to make wind and rain-proof mats placed on the sides of the medicine lodge.

RECRD: 203 id: 41294

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