Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
Oweekeno - Fiber, Basketry
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 66
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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: Oweekeno
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Inner bark and roots used to make baskets.
RECRD: 60808 id: 40159