Iridaceae Iris versicolor L.

Harlequin Blueflag

Potawatomi - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120

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Scientific name: Iris versicolor L.
USDA symbol: IRVE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Harlequin Blueflag
Family: Iridaceae
Family (APG): Iridaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used to weave baskets.

RECRD: 377 id: 18117

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