Salicaceae Salix melanopsis Nutt.

Dusky Willow

Dakota - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 361

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Scientific name: Salix melanopsis Nutt.
USDA symbol: SAME2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dusky Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Peeled stems used in basketry.

RECRD: 31027 id: 35987

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