Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.
Broadleaf Cattail
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Containers
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 57
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Typha latifolia L.
Scientific name: Typha latifolia L.
USDA symbol: TYLA (
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Common names: Broadleaf Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Leaves used to make storage bags for dried roots and berries.
RECRD: 12295 id: 41307