Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Spreading Dogbane

Potawatomi - Fiber, Sewing Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 111

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Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
USDA symbol: APAN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spreading Dogbane
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Sewing Material
Notes: Fine divisions of bark were very strong and used as a thread for sewing on the fine beadwork.

RECRD: 327 id: 3771

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