Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla

Softstem Bulrush

Kawaiisu - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 63

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Scientific name: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
USDA symbol: SCTA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Softstem Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used to make images representing the deceased in the ceremony for the dead.

RECRD: 4464 id: 37495

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