Schoenoplectus acutus - Wikipedia California's dense, ground-hugging tule fog is named for the plant, as are the tule elk, tule perch, and tule goose (a subspecies of the greater white-fronted goose) The giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) was historically closely associated with tule marshes in California's Central Valley
TULE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The roots and seeds of tule, a reed that grows along shorelines and in the shallows, were eaten and the reeds themselves were used to make baskets, cord, sandals and clothing
Plant Guide for hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus) Tule houses were common throughout many parts of California; the overlapping tule mats made homes well-insulated and rain-proof The walls and roofs were thatched with mats of tule or cattail and secured to the frame
Tule and Its Many Gifts - Natural History Museum Tule, a type of sedge, is a tall plant that grows in shallow waters at the edges of ponds, lakes, and marshes and grows throughout California Descendant communities throughout the state found tule useful for weaving its fibers into baskets, mats, thatched roofs, and dolls
Tules - The Oregon Encyclopedia In Oregon and much of the western United States, tule is the common name for two species of emergent plants that grow in shallow water of marshes, muddy shores, and lakes
California Tule | We Are California This lesson explores the significance of the tule plant in both cultural and contemporary contexts Tule is an important plant in California, known by various names depending on the land and people associated with it
Hardstem Bulrush Hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus), known as tule in California, is a tall, perennial sedge native to freshwater marshes across North America It belongs to the Cyperaceae family and thrives in wetland environments, forming dense stands along shorelines
tule - Wiktionary, the free dictionary tule (plural tules) (US) Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus quotations
Introduction To Tule Ethnobotany - Primitive Ways In many parts of the world tules, reeds, bulrushes and their relatives have been used by local groups as building material In this article I will stick to the uses of tule reeds by the Indian peoples of Central California and neighboring Nevada