Urticaceae Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

Canadian Woodnettle

Abnaki - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 156

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Scientific name: Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell
USDA symbol: LACA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Woodnettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Used to make baskets.

RECRD: 50354 id: 19454

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