Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Slippery Elm

Potawatomi - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 124

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Scientific name: Ulmus rubra Muhl.
USDA symbol: ULRU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slippery Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Bark used to make baskets.

RECRD: 404 id: 41586

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