Salicaceae Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Eastern Cottonwood
Kiowa - Fiber, Building Material
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19
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Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Scientific name: Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
USDA symbol: PODED (
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Common names: Eastern Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Used to make poles for the ceremonial tepee.
RECRD: 10784 id: 29375