Iridaceae Iris tenax ssp. klamathensis Lenz

Klamath Iris

Tolowa - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 33

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Scientific name: Iris tenax ssp. klamathensis Lenz
USDA symbol: IRTEK2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Klamath Iris
Family: Iridaceae
Family (APG): Iridaceae
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Used to make cordage.

RECRD: 5873 id: 18060

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