Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Common names: Common Reed
Species details (USDA):
USDA PHAU7
Documented uses
72 uses documented
Apache, White Mountain
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1929,
Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona,
Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61.,
pages 159)
Apache, White Mountain
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1929,
Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona,
Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61.,
pages 159)
Apache, White Mountain
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1929,
Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona,
Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61.,
pages 159)
Apache, White Mountain
Other, Smoke Plant
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1929,
Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona,
Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61.,
pages 159)
Apache, White Mountain
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1929,
Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona,
Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61.,
pages 159)
Blackfoot
Drug, Emetic
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 22)
Cahuilla
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel,
1972,
Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants,
Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press,
pages 101)
Cahuilla
Other, Musical Instrument
detail...
(Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel,
1972,
Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants,
Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press,
pages 101)
Chippewa
Other, Cooking Tools
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 378)
Cocopa
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell,
1951,
Yuman Indian Agriculture,
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press,
pages 122)
Havasupai
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman,
1985,
Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture,
Tucson. The University of Arizona Press,
pages 209)
Havasupai
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman,
1985,
Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture,
Tucson. The University of Arizona Press,
pages 209)
Havasupai
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman,
1985,
Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture,
Tucson. The University of Arizona Press,
pages 209)
Hopi
Fiber, Building Material
detail...
(Whiting, Alfred F.,
1939,
Ethnobotany of the Hopi,
Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15,
pages 66)
Hopi
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Whiting, Alfred F.,
1939,
Ethnobotany of the Hopi,
Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15,
pages 66)
Hualapai
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Watahomigie, Lucille J.,
1982,
Hualapai Ethnobotany,
Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8,
pages 7)
Hualapai
Other, Musical Instrument
detail...
(Watahomigie, Lucille J.,
1982,
Hualapai Ethnobotany,
Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8,
pages 7)
Iroquois
Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
detail...
(Waugh, F. W.,
1916,
Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation,
Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines,
pages 18)
Iroquois
Drug, Other
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 273)
Kawaiisu
Food, Sweetener
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Kawaiisu
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Kawaiisu
Other, Musical Instrument
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Kawaiisu
Other, Musical Instrument
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Kawaiisu
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Kawaiisu
Other, Tools
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Kawaiisu
Other, Tools
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Kawaiisu
Other, Toys & Games
detail...
(Zigmond, Maurice L.,
1981,
Kawaiisu Ethnobotany,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 49)
Keres, Western
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Swank, George R.,
1932,
The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 59)
Keres, Western
Other, Unspecified
detail...
(Swank, George R.,
1932,
The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 59)
Klamath
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 91)
Klamath
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 91)
Klamath
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 92)
Maricopa
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell,
1951,
Yuman Indian Agriculture,
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press,
pages 122)
Montana Indian
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 17)
Montana Indian
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 17)
Montana Indian
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 17)
Montana Indian
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 17)
Navajo
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Elmore, Francis H.,
1944,
Ethnobotany of the Navajo,
Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research,
pages 26)
Navajo
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Elmore, Francis H.,
1944,
Ethnobotany of the Navajo,
Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research,
pages 26)
Navajo
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Elmore, Francis H.,
1944,
Ethnobotany of the Navajo,
Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research,
pages 26)
Okanagon
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 39)
Okanagon
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 39)
Okanagon
Other, Decorations
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 39)
Paiute
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 116)
Paiute
Drug, Expectorant
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 116)
Paiute
Drug, Pulmonary Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 116)
Paiute
Food, Sweetener
detail...
(Steward, Julian H.,
1933,
Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute,
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250,
pages 245)
Paiute, Northern
Food, Candy
detail...
(Fowler, Catherine S.,
1989,
Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940,
Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press,
pages 53)
Paiute, Northern
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Fowler, Catherine S.,
1990,
Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada,
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press,
pages 75)
Papago
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill,
1935,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84,
pages 27)
Pima
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Curtin, L. S. M.,
1949,
By the Prophet of the Earth,
Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation,
pages 75)
Pima
Other, Musical Instrument
detail...
(Curtin, L. S. M.,
1949,
By the Prophet of the Earth,
Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation,
pages 75)
Seminole
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Sturtevant, William,
1954,
The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices,
Yale University, PhD Thesis,
pages 243)
Seminole
Other, Tools
detail...
(Sturtevant, William,
1954,
The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices,
Yale University, PhD Thesis,
pages 495)
Seminole
Other, Tools
detail...
(Sturtevant, William,
1954,
The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices,
Yale University, PhD Thesis,
pages 172)
Seri
Fiber, Canoe Material
detail...
(Dawson, E. Yale,
1944,
Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians,
Desert Plant Life 9:133-138,
pages 134)
Tewa
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco,
1916,
Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians,
SI-BAE Bulletin #55,
pages 66)
Tewa
Other, Toys & Games
detail...
(Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco,
1916,
Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians,
SI-BAE Bulletin #55,
pages 66)
Thompson
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 39)
Thompson
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 497)
Thompson
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 497)
Thompson
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 142)
Thompson
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 39)
Thompson
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 142)
Thompson
Food, Forage
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 516)
Thompson
Other, Cooking Tools
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 142)
Thompson
Other, Decorations
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 39)
Thompson
Other, Decorations
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 142)
Thompson
Other, Designs
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 499)
Thompson
Other, Jewelry
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 497)
Yuma
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell,
1951,
Yuman Indian Agriculture,
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press,
pages 218)
Yuma
Other, Smoking Tools
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell,
1951,
Yuman Indian Agriculture,
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press,
pages 122)