Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Apache, Western - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 190

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Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Stalks split or peeled off the bark and used to make pitched water baskets.

RECRD: 40857 id: 33082

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