Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

Broadleaf Cattail

Omaha - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323

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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: Omaha
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Leaf used as one of the required articles in dressing the sacred pipes.

RECRD: 31831 id: 41315

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