Pedaliaceae Proboscidea louisianica (P. Mill.) Thellung

Common Devilsclaw

Kawaiisu - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 53

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Scientific name: Proboscidea louisianica (P. Mill.) Thellung
USDA symbol: PRLOL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Devilsclaw
Family: Pedaliaceae
Family (APG): Martyniaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Long, pointed seed capsule horns used as the black pattern material in coiled basketry.

RECRD: 4342 id: 29894

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