Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus

Hardstem Bulrush

Clallam - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 201

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Scientific name: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus
USDA symbol: SCACA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hardstem Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Clallam
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Used to suck out the cause of an illness.

RECRD: 44638 id: 37361