| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
Cahuilla Dye, Yellow Roots boiled with basket weeds as a yellow dye. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 121 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
California Indian Fiber, Cordage Root fiber used to make rope. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 59 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
California Indian Fiber, Sewing Material Inner bark used for thread. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 59 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
California Indian Other, Containers Root fibers used to make bags. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 59 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
Concow Fiber, Sewing Material Fine, strong inner bark formerly used for thread. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
Luiseno Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for ulcers and sores. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 231 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
Luiseno Dye, Yellow Roots boiled to make a yellow dye. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 209 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Cordage Root fibers used to make rope. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
Mendocino Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Root fibers used to make hunting bags. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
| Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. Large Leatherroot USDA HOMA4 |
Yokia Fiber, Sewing Material Fine, strong inner bark formerly used for thread. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |