Oklahoma Native Plants


Native Americans relocated to Indian Territory found the same plants or new plants to make traditional baskets. Some of the plants are listed below. Details about the plants are at each link.

Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
Index to Useful Plants

Wood Splint Baskets

Bitternut Hickory (Pignut)
Black Walnut
White Oak



Other Splint Baskets

Arundinaria gigantea (Switchcane)
Sabal minor (dwarf palmetto)



Wicker Vine Baskets

Buckbrush (Coralberry, Indian Currant)
Trumpet Honeysuckle (Evergreen Honeysuckle, Coral Honeysuckle)





Dye Plants

Elderberry
Osage Orange (Horse-apple, Bodark, Bois d'arc)
Smooth Sumac (Scarlet Sumac)
Bitternut Hickory (Pignut)
Black Walnut
Bloodroot




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