Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Fiber, Canoe Material

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 162

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Scientific name: Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
USDA symbol: THPL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Wood used to carve canoes.

RECRD: 61087 id: 39980

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