Liliaceae Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth

Wavyleaf Soapplant

Kawaiisu - Other, Fasteners

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19

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Scientific name: Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth
USDA symbol: CHPOP4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wavyleaf Soapplant
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fasteners
Notes: Bulbs boiled into liquid starch & applied to twined seed gathering baskets to close the interstices.

RECRD: 4185 id: 9714

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