Liliaceae Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.

Common Beargrass

Hupa - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 2

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Scientific name: Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: XETE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Beargrass
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hupa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Grass used as a border pattern in baskets.

RECRD: 20912 id: 43715

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