Salicaceae Salix exigua Nutt.

Sandbar Willow

Blackfoot - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 30

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Scientific name: Salix exigua Nutt.
USDA symbol: SAEX (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sandbar Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Used to make the framework of the sweat lodges.

RECRD: 60602 id: 35788