Cyperaceae Scirpus nevadensis S. Wats.
Nevada Bulrush
Cheyenne - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 8
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Scirpus nevadensis S. Wats.
Scientific name: Scirpus nevadensis S. Wats.
USDA symbol: SCNE (
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Common names: Nevada Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used in the Sun Dance ceremony.
RECRD: 94999 id: 37524