Oleaceae Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
Black Ash
Ojibwa - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 420
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Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
Scientific name: Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
USDA symbol: FRNI (
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Common names: Black Ash
Family: Oleaceae
Family (APG): Oleaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Wood used for basketry splints.
RECRD: 168 id: 15261