Urticaceae Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

Canadian Woodnettle

Menominee - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 77

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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: Menominee
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Plant made into hemp twine and used to make fiber bags.

RECRD: 1188 id: 19463

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