young stems as food. The Navajo of Kayenta, Arizona grind the seeds into mush and eat them. The Oregon Paiute weave it to make spoons. The Pomo use the roots to make baskets, and use it to tend fishing traps. They also use it to make torches. The Coast Salish use the leaves to make baskets and twine. The Songhees eat the leaves to induce abortions. The Nlaka'pamux used the leaves as brushes for cleaning things and use the leaves as forage for their livestock. The Wailaki weave the roots and leaves into baskets and use the leaves to weave mats. The Yuki people use the large roots to make baskets. References External links Jones, T. M. (2010) Interactive Visual Identification to Carices of North America @ LSU Herbarium eMonocot Cyperaceae , a portal to updated classification, images, species descriptions, and vetted specimen data for the entire sedge family, with a strong focus on Carex. Cyperaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants used in Native American cuisine Plants used in traditional Native American medicine