Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Pima Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Used to make mats. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 75 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Pima Other, Musical Instrument Used to make flutes. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 75 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of plant applied to dry up boils and carbuncles. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 243 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Seminole Other, Tools Plant used to make medicine blowing tubes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 495 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Seminole Other, Tools Stems used to make medicine tubes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 172 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Seri Fiber, Canoe Material Canes used to make rafts. Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 134 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Tewa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant used to make arrows. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 66 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Tewa Other, Toys & Games Plant used to make game sticks for the canute game. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 66 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Extensively used for basketry. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Reed used for weaving baskets. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Stems used commonly as basketry material. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Stems used in basket imbrication. 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 142 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Extensively used to make mats. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Stems twined together to make food drying mats similar to those of tule stems. 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 142 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Food, Forage Used as a forage plant only in absence of other foods. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 516 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Stems twined together to make food drying mats similar to those of tule stems. 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 142 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Other, Decorations Extensively used to make fringe for dresses. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Other, Decorations Whitish culms valued for the use in decoration of coiled split cedar root baskets. The culms were harvested while still green and soft, warmed over the coals of a fire and broken at the nodes. They were then split open, flattened and used together with dyed and undyed bitter cherry bark to create patterns on coiled cedar root baskets. 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 142 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Other, Designs Used to design ornamenting baskets. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Thompson Other, Jewelry Reed cut in different lengths, dyed and used interspersed with seed beads for necklaces. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Yuma Food, Unspecified Honey-dew obtained from grass. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 218 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Common Reed USDA PHAU7 |
Yuma Other, Smoking Tools Tubular stalk internodes used to smoke tobacco. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 122 |