Linaceae Linum lewisii Pursh

Prairie Flax

Montana Indian - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 14

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Scientific name: Linum lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: LIPE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Flax
Family: Linaceae
Family (APG): Linaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Bark fibers used in fish nets.

RECRD: 10110 id: 20410

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