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Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
Water Sedge
USDA CAAQA 		Alaska Native Food, Unspecified
Stem bases eaten raw.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 129
Carex aquatilis var. dives (Holm) Kkenth.
Sitka Sedge
USDA CAAQD 		Hesquiat Fiber, Basketry
Leaves used to make strong handles for baskets and shopping baskets.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 53
Carex aquatilis var. dives (Holm) Kkenth.
Sitka Sedge
USDA CAAQD 		Makah Fiber, Basketry
Used for the bottoms of trinket baskets.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22