Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
Clallam - Fiber, Canoe Material
Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197
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Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Scientific name: Acer macrophyllum Pursh
USDA symbol: ACMA3 (
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Common names: Bigleaf Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Clallam
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Wood used to make canoe paddles.
RECRD: 44610 id: 478