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Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
USDA SPEU
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of whole plant and other plant leaves used for chills.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 71
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
USDA SPEU
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid
Compound of chopped plants mixed with cows feed for difficult birth of calf.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 272
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
USDA SPEU
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Compound poultice bound to 'soreness all over in men from being witched.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 272
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
USDA SPEU
Klamath Food, Unspecified
Bulb at base of stem used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 90
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
USDA SPEU
Klamath Food, Unspecified
Rootstocks used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 90
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
USDA SPEU
Okanagan-Colville Food, Fodder
Used as hay for cattle.
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
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
Broadfruit Burreed
USDA SPEU
Okanagan-Colville Other, Containers
Used in pit cooking.
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 angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Hopi Food, Candy
Mature heads chewed with tallow as gum.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant associated ceremoniously with water.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Malecite Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of one root used for gravel.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 257
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid
Roots used for gravel.
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 angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Fiber, Basketry
Flower stalks split, dried and used for basket weaving.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Fiber, Building Material
Green leaves woven into roofs.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Green leaves woven into mats.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Silky down used as stuffing for pillows.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Food, Bread & Cake
Pollen baked into brownish biscuits and used for food.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Food, Porridge
Pollen mixed with ground wheat, stirred into boiling water and eaten as a gruel.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Food, Unspecified
Tender, white stalks eaten raw.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Cattail
USDA TYAN
Pima Other, Decorations
Dry, yellow pollen used to decorate the face, chest and back.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Havasupai Fiber, Building Material
Stalks and leaves used in thatching houses.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 208
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Havasupai Food, Fruit
Ripe, fruiting heads eaten 'like corn.'
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 208
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Havasupai Other, Paint
Pollen used as a face paint.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 208
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Havasupai Other, Toys & Games
Stalk used to make toy arrows.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 208
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Kawaiisu Fiber, Building Material
Long leaves used in house construction.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified
Green seeds used for food.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified
White stem bases and brown flowers eaten raw.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Basketry
Used for wefts and binding tule items.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Building Material
Used for house building materials.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Building Material
Used to make shingles for house exteriors.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 87
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Canoe Material
Used in the construction of duck decoys and boats.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Clothing
Leaves twined as weft rows for sandals.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 83
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Clothing
Used as the twining wefts for clothing.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 86
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Clothing
Used to secure the edges of skirts.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Leaves used in a simple pile for seating.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 87
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Used to secure the edges of mats.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Bread & Cake
Dried rhizomes ground into flour, made into mush and the mush used to make cakes.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Bread & Cake
Pollen mixed with water, kneaded, formed into cakes and baked.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds gathered into a dough, kneaded, made into flat cakes and roasted under hot coals.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds roasted, winnowed, ground into fine flour, boiled, made into round cakes and sun dried.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Dried Food
Rhizomes peeled and dried for future use.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Dried Food
Roots dried for future use.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Porridge
Dried rhizomes ground into flour and made into mush.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Porridge
Roots dried, ground into flour and made into a sweet mush.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Porridge
Seeds roasted, ground into a meal and stone boiled into a mush.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Soup
Seeds ground into meal and made into soup.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Staple
Seeds roasted, ground into a meal and eaten with a little water without boiling.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified
Green spikes eaten fresh. The green spikes later formed the brown pollen and seed bearing heads.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified
Rhizomes peeled and eaten fresh.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 69
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified
Roots peeled and eaten fresh.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
Typha domingensis Pers.
Southern Cattail
USDA TYDO
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified
Roots peeled, chewed, juice swallowed and the stringy pulp spat out.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48