Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach

Alaska Cedar

Haisla - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 153

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Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alaska Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Inner bark fiber used to make clothing for the nobility.

RECRD: 46006 id: 9077

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