Liliaceae Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.

Common Beargrass

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 63

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Scientific name: Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: XETE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Beargrass
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: New sprouts used to make baskets, especially for designs.

RECRD: 6048 id: 43719

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