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Salix irrorata Anderss.
Sandbar Willow
USDA SAIR
Keres, Western Other, Ceremonial Items
Branches made into prayer sticks.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 68
Salix irrorata Anderss.
Sandbar Willow
USDA SAIR
Tewa Fiber, Basketry
Used for basketry.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 49
Salix irrorata Anderss.
Sandbar Willow
USDA SAIR
Zuni Fiber, Basketry
Slender switches used to make baskets.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 81
Salix irrorata Anderss.
Sandbar Willow
USDA SAIR
Zuni Fiber, Building Material
Stems formerly used for filling between the house rafters.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 81
Salix irrorata Anderss.
Sandbar Willow
USDA SAIR
Zuni Other, Cooking Tools
Eight or twelve willows trimmed at the ends, tied together & used for stirring fire toasted foods. The willows were used for stirring corn, popcorn and any other food toasted over a fire.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 70
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
California Indian Fiber, Cordage
Inner bark used in spring to make rope.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 60
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Costanoan Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of bark or young leaves or decoction of flowers used for colds.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 21
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Costanoan Fiber, Basketry
Shoots used in basketry.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Kawaiisu Fiber, Basketry
Stems split for coiled baskets and as weft in twined baskets; unsplit as warps in twined baskets.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 61
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of leaves taken for diarrhea.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used as a wash for the itch.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Diaphoretic
Infusion of bark taken to cause sweating for any disease.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of bark taken for chills and fever.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Panacea
Infusion of bark taken to cause sweating for any disease.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Cordage
Tough, inner fiber formerly used to make garments.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Cordage
Tough, inner fiber formerly 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 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mendocino Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Inner bark portions dried, powdered and used as substitutes for chewing tobacco.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mewuk Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of bark used for fevers.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Mewuk Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of bark used for measles.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Round Valley Indian Fiber, Building Material
Branches used as thatching to provide shade around houses.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Round Valley Indian Other, Fuel
Wood used for fuel.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Round Valley Indian Other, Protection
Trees planted in circles and used to protect the dancers from the sun and wind.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331
Salix lasiolepis Benth.
Arroyo Willow
USDA SALAL2
Shoshoni Fiber, Basketry
Strands used to make baskets.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 445
Salix lasiolepis var. lasiolepis
Tracy Willow
USDA SALAL2
Diegueno Fiber, Basketry
Branches used to make acorn storage baskets.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Micmac Drug, Hemostat
Bark used for bleeding.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Micmac Drug, Respiratory Aid
Bark used for asthma.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Montagnais Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves taken and poultice of bark applied for headache.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Montagnais Other, Smoke Plant
Dried bark smoked as a substitute for tobacco.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of bark used for sores and applied to bleeding cuts.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Ojibwa Drug, Hemostat
Bark used on bleeding cuts.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Ojibwa Other, Smoke Plant
Peeled, toasted and flaked bark used for kinnikinnick or smoking mixture.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 422
Salix lucida Muhl.
Shining Willow
USDA SALUL2
Penobscot Drug, Respiratory Aid
Bark smoked for asthma.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Bella Coola Drug, Antidiarrheal
Cold infusion of charred, pulverized sticks taken for diarrhea.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid
Folded inner bark inserted in knife cuts and used for incisions.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Chehalis Fiber, Cordage
Inner bark twisted and made into two-ply strings.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 26
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Cowlitz Other, Tools
Wood used to make drills for fire drills.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 26
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Gosiute Fiber, Basketry
Wood used to make baskets, fish weirs and water jugs.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Gosiute Other, Containers
Wood used to make baskets and water jugs.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Gosiute Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make fish weirs.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools
Branches used to hang drying oolichans.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 287
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Tools
Wood used to make mallet heads.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 287
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Decoction of leaves used as ceremonial emetic.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant
Painted internode of stem held by baby for 'lightning infection.'
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Decoction of leaves used as ceremonial emetic.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid
Painted internode of stem held by baby for 'lightning infection.'
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Building Material
Used for hogan construction.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Stem used to make Lightningway hoop.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Other, Tools
Stem used to make loom frames.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Navajo, Ramah Other, Toys & Games
Branches used to make hobby horses for children.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
USDA SALUL
Nitinaht Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make single pronged barbecue sticks for roasting salmon.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 127