Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

California Nettle

Potawatomi - Fiber, Cordage

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 115

View all documented uses for Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Outer rind twisted into a two-strand cord and used for sewing cattail mats and baskets.

RECRD: 351 id: 41829

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