Salicaceae Salix nigra Marsh.

Black Willow

Papago - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 56

View all documented uses for Salix nigra Marsh.

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Scientific name: Salix nigra Marsh.
USDA symbol: SANI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Twigs split in half lengthwise, sun dried and used as the foundation of coiled basketry.

RECRD: 43631 id: 36015

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