Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Pomo - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 296

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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: Pomo
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Rods with bark used for coarse baskets, fish baskets and the coarsest kind of burden baskets.

RECRD: 6731 id: 33228

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