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

California Nettle

Skagit, Upper - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42

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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: Skagit, Upper
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Mature shoot fibers used to make cordage.

RECRD: 8424 id: 41847