Salicaceae Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

Sitka Willow

Yurok - 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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Scientific name: Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.
USDA symbol: SASI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Roots used to make baskets.

RECRD: 5985 id: 36109