Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

Silverberry

Thompson - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496

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Scientific name: Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.
USDA symbol: ELCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silverberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Inner bark stripped off, shredded and the fiber used to make clothing.

RECRD: 41717 id: 12994

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