Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Karok - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 45

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Bigger roots used for basketry.

RECRD: 5937 id: 27959