Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Spreading Dogbane
Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Cordage
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 72
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Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
USDA symbol: APAN2 (
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Common names: Spreading Dogbane
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Stems used to make fiber, as a substitute for Indian hemp.
RECRD: 12379 id: 3765