Salix exigua ssp. exigua var. exigua
Coyote Willow

Family: Salicaceae (Willow family)

Photo taken near Trinidad, shore of sandy beach on the Columbia River

Plant:

Bark twisted into cord and used to tie things together, and used in making bags and dresses by the Okanagan-Colville, and Montana Indian. Poles were used for the framework of sweatlodges by the Blackfoot, Montana Indian and Lakota.