| Reference Source | Reference Type | Archival Data | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Reference Specified | Use - Technology | dried flowering stalk used to start fires |
| Reference Source | Notes | Data | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Reference Specified | Native to southern areas of the U.S. and escaped northward to Miami lands. Occurring in roadsides and human-disturbed dry areas in western and some portion of eastern Miami lands Illinois with naturalization in greater portion of eastern Miami lands |