Juncaceae Juncus effusus L.
Common Rush
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Fodder
Use documented by:
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 38
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Juncus effusus L.
Scientific name: Juncus effusus L.
USDA symbol: JUEFE2 (
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Common names: Common Rush
Family: Juncaceae
Family (APG): Juncaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Plant used to feed horses.
RECRD: 12219 id: 18364