Liliaceae Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.

Common Beargrass

Makah - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 343

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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: Makah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used for basketry.

RECRD: 6378 id: 43723

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