Poaceae Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Common Reed

Havasupai - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

Use documented by:
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 209

View all documented uses for Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

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Scientific name: Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
USDA symbol: PHAU7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Reed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Stems used to make mats for drying yucca fruit pulp, baked mescal, peaches or figs.

RECRD: 7177 id: 26576

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