Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Spreading Dogbane

Bella Coola - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201

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Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
USDA symbol: APAN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spreading Dogbane
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Stems dried, pounded and used to make twine.

RECRD: 47799 id: 3722

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