Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Slippery Elm
Meskwaki - Fiber, Building Material
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 270
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Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Scientific name: Ulmus rubra Muhl.
USDA symbol: ULRU (
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Common names: Slippery Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Bark strips used to make sides of the winter wigwam and rainproof roof.
RECRD: 1313 id: 41539