Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea L.
Reed Canarygrass
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Cooking Tools
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 57
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Phalaris arundinacea L.
Scientific name: Phalaris arundinacea L.
USDA symbol: PHAR3 (
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Common names: Reed Canarygrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Used to make eating mats and mats for drying roots and berries.
RECRD: 12283 id: 26280