Liliaceae Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.

Common Beargrass

Karok - 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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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: Karok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used to make baskets.

RECRD: 8463 id: 43718

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