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Iris macrosiphon Torr.
Bowltube Iris
USDA IRMA 		Karok Fiber, Cordage
Leaves dried, scraped and used to make string or cord.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381
Iris macrosiphon Torr.
Bowltube Iris
USDA IRMA 		Karok Fiber, Cordage
Used to make rope.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381
Iris macrosiphon Torr.
Bowltube Iris
USDA IRMA 		Karok Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Leaves dried, scraped & used to make fish nets, camping bags, deer snares, traps & woodpecker nets.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381
Iris macrosiphon Torr.
Bowltube Iris
USDA IRMA 		Pomo Drug, Gynecological Aid
Roots used to hasten the birth of a baby.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 284
Iris macrosiphon Torr.
Bowltube Iris
USDA IRMA 		Pomo Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used to make the strongest deer snares.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 284