Salicaceae Salix exigua Nutt.
Sandbar Willow
Tolowa - 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 53
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Salix exigua Nutt.
Scientific name: Salix exigua Nutt.
USDA symbol: SAEX (
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Common names: Sandbar Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Roots used in basketry.
RECRD: 5981 id: 35837