Oleaceae Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
Black Ash
Abnaki - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 157
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Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
Scientific name: Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
USDA symbol: FRNI (
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Common names: Black Ash
Family: Oleaceae
Family (APG): Oleaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Wood used to make baskets.
RECRD: 50360 id: 15238