Cyperaceae Carex obnupta Bailey

Slough Sedge

Makah - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 330

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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: Makah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used for the horizontal strands in basketry.

RECRD: 6369 id: 8084

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