Liliaceae Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth

Wavyleaf Soapplant

Karok - Other, Soap

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: Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth
USDA symbol: CHPOP4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wavyleaf Soapplant
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Soap
Notes: Bulbs pounded, mixed with water and used as a detergent for washing clothes and buckskin blankets.

RECRD: 8471 id: 9712

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