Thymelaeaceae Dirca palustris L.

Eastern Leatherwood

Potawatomi - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114

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Scientific name: Dirca palustris L.
USDA symbol: DIPA9 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Leatherwood
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Family (APG): Thymelaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Tough, stringy bark made a good substitute for twine.

RECRD: 342 id: 12625

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