Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus

Hardstem Bulrush

Dakota - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 359

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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: Dakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tender, white stem base eaten fresh and uncooked.

RECRD: 31015 id: 37366

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