English

bulrush

Scientific Name

Scirpus and/or Schoenoplectus spp

Arapaho

honoowuuxo’

Bulrush and the Arapaho

Other: ceremonial. The use is the same as for cattails and for otterweed -- they are placed on the ground during the Sun Dance as a cool place for the dancers to sit and rest. The same name is used for cattails.

bulrush