Carex sp.
Common names: Sedge
Documented uses
30 uses documented
Blackfoot
Fiber, Clothing
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 22)
Cherokee
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 54)
Costanoan
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Bocek, Barbara R.,
1984,
Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington,
Economic Botany 38(2):240-255,
pages 255)
Gosiute
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Chamberlin, Ralph V.,
1911,
The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah,
Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405.,
pages 365)
Jemez
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Cook, Sarah Louise,
1930,
The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians.,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 21)
Jemez
Other, Sacred Items
detail...
(Cook, Sarah Louise,
1930,
The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians.,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 21)
Klamath
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
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)
Klamath
Food, Beverage
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)
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 92)
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 92)
Mendocino Indian
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Chestnut, V. K.,
1902,
Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.,
pages 314)
Mendocino Indian
Fiber, Cordage
detail...
(Chestnut, V. K.,
1902,
Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.,
pages 314)
Montana Indian
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 9)
Montana Indian
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 9)
Navajo, Kayenta
Food, Porridge
detail...
(Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris,
1951,
The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho,
Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press,
pages 16)
Paiute
Other, Cooking Tools
detail...
(Mahar, James Michael.,
1953,
Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation,
Reed College, B.A. Thesis,
pages 52)
Pomo
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Merriam, C. Hart,
1966,
Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes,
University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley,
pages 296)
Pomo
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Merriam, C. Hart,
1966,
Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes,
University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley,
pages 296)
Pomo
Fiber, Cordage
detail...
(Gifford, E. W.,
1967,
Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo,
Anthropological Records 25:10-15,
pages 11)
Pomo
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Gifford, E. W.,
1967,
Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo,
Anthropological Records 25:10-15,
pages 12)
Pomo
Other, Lighting
detail...
(Gifford, E. W.,
1967,
Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo,
Anthropological Records 25:10-15,
pages 12)
Salish, Coast
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell,
1971,
The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II,
Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339,
pages 73)
Salish, Coast
Fiber, Cordage
detail...
(Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell,
1971,
The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II,
Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339,
pages 73)
Songish
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell,
1971,
The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II,
Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339,
pages 73)
Thompson
Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
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 114)
Thompson
Food, Forage
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 114)
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 515)
Wailaki
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Chestnut, V. K.,
1902,
Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.,
pages 315)
Wailaki
Fiber, Clothing
detail...
(Chestnut, V. K.,
1902,
Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.,
pages 315)
Yuki
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Curtin, L. S. M.,
1957,
Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants,
The Masterkey 31:85-94,
pages 93)