Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Paiute - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 69

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Scientific name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SAVE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Greasewood
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Twigs used as needles in the manufacture of tule and cattail mats.

RECRD: 1432 id: 37170

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