Urticaceae Urtica dioica L.
Stinging Nettle
Makah - Other, Protection
Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 246
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Urtica dioica L.
Scientific name: Urtica dioica L.
USDA symbol: URDID (
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Common names: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Used to rub seal hunters bodies to protect themselves from the weather.
RECRD: 6175 id: 41711