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

Common Reed

Montana Indian - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17

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: Montana Indian
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Hard, hollow culms used for pipe stems, arrow shafts and in making baskets.

RECRD: 10154 id: 26599

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