Asteraceae Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & Gray

San Joaquin Snakeweed

Kawaiisu - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 33

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Scientific name: Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: GUCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: San Joaquin Snakeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Plant used as wall filler in the construction of the winter house. Built on a circular ground plan of vertical and horizontal poles, the house had matchweed packed in so tightly between the poles that one could not see through. However, there was appartenly an outer covering usually of tule mats.

RECRD: 4248 id: 16263

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