| Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS |
Alaska Native Food, Unspecified 'Mouse nuts' found in mice caches, cooked and eaten with seal oil. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 131 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS |
Alaska Native Food, Unspecified Stem bases eaten raw with seal oil. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 131 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS |
Eskimo, Alaska Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Dried leaves and stems woven into soft mats or covers for coarse grass mattresses. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS |
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Unspecified Roots eaten raw or boiled. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 119 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS |
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Winter Use Food Roots stored in seal oil for future use. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 119 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS |
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Panacea Raw stems eaten to restore good health to persons in generally poor health. Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 27 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum (Vassiljev) Hult‚n ex Kartesz & Gandhi Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Drug, Unspecified 'Female' stems used medicinally. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum (Vassiljev) Hult‚n ex Kartesz & Gandhi Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Clothing 'Female' stems dried, split and inserted into boot welts to seal them. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum (Vassiljev) Hult‚n ex Kartesz & Gandhi Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding 'Female' stems dried, split and used for weaving. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum (Vassiljev) Hult‚n ex Kartesz & Gandhi Tall Cottongrass USDA ERANS2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food, Unspecified 'Female' stems used for food. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey. Arctic Cottongrass USDA ERCAC2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hemostat Matted fuzz used as a 'hemostatic.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 368 |
| Eriophorum russeolum Fries ex Hartman Red Cottongrass USDA ERRU2 |
Eskimo, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of 'cotton' from plant applied to boils to absorb the pus. Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 17 |
| Eriophorum russeolum Fries ex Hartman Red Cottongrass USDA ERRU2 |
Eskimo, Western Drug, Eye Medicine 'Cotton' from plant put in corner of eye to absorb fluid from 'watery eyes.' Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 22 |
| Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe White Cottongrass USDA ERSC2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Clothing Dried stems used in summer for boot insoles. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186 |
| Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe White Cottongrass USDA ERSC2 |
Eskimo, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of 'cotton' from plant applied to boils to absorb the pus. Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 17 |
| Eriophorum sp. Cotton Grass |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Lighting Seed head bristles used to make wicks for oil lamps. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Eriophorum sp. Cotton Grass |
Tanana, Upper Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Flower used as a lure for catching grayling. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 9 |