Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.
Broadleaf Cattail
Cheyenne - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13
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Typha latifolia L.
Scientific name: Typha latifolia L.
USDA symbol: TYLA (
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Common names: Broadleaf Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves formerly used to make baskets.
RECRD: 44675 id: 41199