Pinaceae Pinus banksiana Lamb.
Jack Pine
Ojibwa - Fiber, Sewing Material
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
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Pinus banksiana Lamb.
Scientific name: Pinus banksiana Lamb.
USDA symbol: PIBA2 (
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Common names: Jack Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Sewing Material
Notes: Roots used as fine sewing material for canoes and other coarse and durable sewing.
RECRD: 181 id: 27378