Salicaceae Salix exigua Nutt.
Sandbar Willow
Kawaiisu - Food, Candy
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 61
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Salix exigua Nutt.
Scientific name: Salix exigua Nutt.
USDA symbol: SAEX (
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Common names: Sandbar Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Sticky, sweet substance relished like candy and honey.
RECRD: 4439 id: 35800