Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.
Broadleaf Cattail
Paiute - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 53
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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: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds used for food.
RECRD: 41328 id: 41317