Cyperaceae Carex rostrata Stokes
Beaked Sedge
Thompson - Food, Forage
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 514
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Carex rostrata Stokes
Scientific name: Carex rostrata Stokes
USDA symbol: CARO6 (
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Common names: Beaked Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Used as a forage plant.
RECRD: 41826 id: 8098