Poaceae Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Common Reed
Kawaiisu - Food, Sweetener
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Scientific name: Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
USDA symbol: PHAU7 (
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Common names: Common Reed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Stems dried and beaten with sticks to remove the sugar crystals.
RECRD: 4315 id: 26585