Cyperaceae Carex obnupta Bailey

Slough Sedge

Hesquiat - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 50

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Scientific name: Carex obnupta Bailey
USDA symbol: CAOB3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slough Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Dried, split leaves used to make the finest baskets.

RECRD: 574 id: 8080