Pinaceae Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.

Sitka Spruce

Yurok - Fiber, Basketry

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 43

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Scientific name: Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: PISI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Roots used to make the horizontal weave in coarse baskets used for drying foods in the smoke house.

RECRD: 5932 id: 27277

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