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| Family Name: | Salicaceae | ||
| Genus: | Salix | ||
| Species: | lasiolepis | ||
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Botanical Description(s) |
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1) Belongs to Willow Family (Salicaceae): found by and salt-marshes, <6000'. Habit spreading and erect |
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2) (tree-like); <30'ht twigs are hairy-velvety (pubescent) and flexible. A deciduous plant with distinctive leaves; oblong or oblanceolate <7", rounded at tip; shiny green above and whitish below (Lightner). Sandbar willow: best time to harvest late fall/early spring the sap is rising (not brittle) (Willie Pink) |
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| Medicinal Uses | |||
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| No Medicinal Uses Found in Database | |||
| Utilitarian Uses | |||
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| >Medicinal Purpose: | > clothing | ||
| >Part Used: | > bark | ||
| >Preparation: | >Stripped | ||
| >Administration: | >Narrow stripes of inner bark are used to produce a skirt | ||
| >Explanation: | >Not many clothes items were used, but this was an item used often | ||
| >Related Plant Lore: | >Harrington (pg.3) Note: Willie Pink (Pechanga Cultural Center) Willow bark a benefit will not riot in water. (3/5/07) | ||
| >Bibliographic Source: | >Harrington, M. R. - Ancient Life Among the Southern California Indians Publication: Unknown, 1955 |
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| Food Uses | |||
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| No Food Uses Found in Database | |||
| Cultural Uses | |||
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| No Cultural Uses Found in Database | |||