Asteraceae Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Karok - Other, Decorations
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389
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Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird
Scientific name: Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird
Common names: Rubber Rabbitbrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Stems and flowers tied by girls onto the end of hair rolls as imitation mink skins.
RECRD: 8622 id: 13678