Poaceae Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Common Reed
Montana Indian - Other, Smoking Tools
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17
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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoking Tools
Notes: Hard, hollow culms used for pipe stems.
RECRD: 10152 id: 26602