Betulaceae Betula papyrifera Marsh.

Paper Birch

Ojibwa - Other, Sacred Items

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414

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Scientific name: Betula papyrifera Marsh.
USDA symbol: BEPAP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Paper Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Sacred Items
Notes: The Ojibwe regard the bark as a distinct 'contribution from Winabojo.'

RECRD: 124 id: 7260

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