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

Common Reed

Paiute - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245

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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: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Dried sap made into balls, softened by fire and eaten like sugar.

RECRD: 7573 id: 26612

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