Ranunculaceae Ranunculus californicus Benth.

California Buttercup

Karok - Other, Musical Instrument

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 49

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Scientific name: Ranunculus californicus Benth.
USDA symbol: RACA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Musical Instrument
Notes: Stems split and sucked on to make sounds.

RECRD: 5962 id: 32662

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