Liliaceae Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.

Common Beargrass

Maidu - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71

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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: Maidu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Blades used as overlay twine in the manufacture of baskets.

RECRD: 8656 id: 43722

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