Vitaceae Vitis californica Benth.
California Wild Grape
Karok - 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 62
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Vitis californica Benth.
Scientific name: Vitis californica Benth.
USDA symbol: VICA5 (
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Common names: California Wild Grape
Family: Vitaceae
Family (APG): Vitaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Roots used as basketry material for the basket bottoms.
RECRD: 6042 id: 43376