Liliaceae Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
Common Beargrass
Hupa - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380
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Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: XETE (
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Common names: Common Beargrass
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hupa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used to make baskets.
RECRD: 8464 id: 43716