Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.

Common Cowparsnip

Makah - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42

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Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Cowparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Large blossom stems twined with sea weed, made into baskets and used by girls for playing.

RECRD: 42525 id: 16853

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