Salicaceae Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
Kawaiisu - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 61
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Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Scientific name: Salix lasiolepis Benth.
USDA symbol: SALAL2 (
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Common names: Arroyo Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Stems split for coiled baskets and as weft in twined baskets; unsplit as warps in twined baskets.
RECRD: 4450 id: 35935