Cyperaceae Carex sp.

Sedge

Thompson - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 114

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Scientific name: Carex sp.
Common names: Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Leaves used as brushes for cleaning things.

RECRD: 32226 id: 8124

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