Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
Kwakiutl, Southern - Fiber, Canoe Material
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266
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Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Scientific name: Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
USDA symbol: THPL (
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Common names: Western Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Wood steamed for flexibility and malleability and used to make canoes.
RECRD: 46869 id: 40058