Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Sacahuista
Keresan - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559
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Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Scientific name: Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: NOMI (
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Common names: Sacahuista
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Keresan
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Used to make baskets.
RECRD: 3085 id: 24030