Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
Montana Indian - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25
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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Spring cambium eaten fresh.
RECRD: 10271 id: 40100