Oleaceae Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
Green Ash
Potawatomi - Fiber, Basketry
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 113
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
Scientific name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
USDA symbol: FRPE (
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Common names: Green Ash
Family: Oleaceae
Family (APG): Oleaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Wood rings used for making woven wooden baskets.
RECRD: 338 id: 15309