Liliaceae Chlorogalum sp.

Soaproot

Pomo - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 290

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Scientific name: Chlorogalum sp.
Common names: Soaproot
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Long leaves used to line the ground ovens while baking acorn bread.

RECRD: 6728 id: 9754

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