Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Oweekeno - Fiber, Cordage

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 63

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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: Oweekeno
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Inner bark made into cordage and used as lanyards or lines and to secure boxes.

RECRD: 60805 id: 40170

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