| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Meskwaki Fiber, Caulking Material Root used as a natural oakum to caulk canoes. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 269 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Meskwaki Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Fuzz of the fruit used for pillows and comfort material. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 269 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaves used for sores. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 63 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Montana Indian Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of fruit spikes' 'down' applied to burns and scalds. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Montana Indian Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Fruit spike 'down' used for bedding. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Montana Indian Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves used for matting. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Montana Indian Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves used to make mats for tipis, sweatbaths and Sundance lodges. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 60 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Young roots and shoots eaten raw. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Leaves used to make ceremonial necklaces and wristbands for the Male Shooting Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Pollen used in the ceremonies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14, 15 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14, 15 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Basketry Leaves used to make storage baskets, medicine baskets and water jugs. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves used to make bed mats. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Rhizomes eaten raw in summer. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Young stalks just appearing above the ground used for food. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Containers Leaves used to make bed mats, storage baskets, medicine baskets and water jugs. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Good Luck Charm Leaves used to make mats hung up in the hogan to bring rain. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Protection Leaves used to make mats hung up in the hogan to protect it, the people & the sheep from lightning. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Nimpkish Fiber, Clothing Inner bark used to make clothing. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Nimpkish Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Inner bark used to make mats and blankets. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Nitinaht Fiber, Basketry Leaves used to make openwork baskets. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 88 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Nitinaht Fiber, Clothing Leaves used to make skirts. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 88 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of root inner skin applied to carbuncles and boils. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2306 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Drug, Other Fruit fuzz used as a war medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 390 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Blades used to weave mats. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Fuzz or seed used to make a quilt and the quilt used to make a sleeping bag. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Fuzz or seed used to make mattresses and sleeping bags. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves used to make wind and rain-proof mats placed on the sides of the medicine lodge. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Green flower dried and used for food. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2226 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Food, Staple Pollen used for flour. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2226 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Green flower boiled and used for food. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2226 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa Other, Weapon Fuzz of the fruit thrown into the eyes of their enemies, claiming that it blinded them. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 432 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of crushed root applied to sores. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Cottony fluff used as dressing for wounds. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Building Material Leaves woven into mats and used for door coverings, sweathouses and 'A-frame' type shelters. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Clothing Cottony fluff used as diapers. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Clothing Cottony fruiting heads used as 'insoles' for moccasins. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Fruit Young, fruiting heads boiled or roasted and eaten. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified Roots pit cooked and eaten. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified Young sprouts used for food. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Containers Leaves used to make storage bags for dried roots and berries. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Protection Leaves wrapped around the sweathouse entrance frame to prevent from getting burned on the wood. 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagon Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves and stems 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 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Okanagon Other, Containers Leaves and stems used to make bags. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Omaha Drug, Burn Dressing Down used as a dressing for burns and scalds. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Omaha Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in various rituals. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 322 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Down used on infants to prevent chafing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Omaha Drug, Pediatric Aid Down used on infants to prevent chafing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
| Typha latifolia L. Broadleaf Cattail USDA TYLA |
Omaha Other, Ceremonial Items Leaf used as one of the required articles in dressing the sacred pipes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |