Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Spreading Dogbane

Menominee - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 73

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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: Menominee
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Three strands of outer bark plaited into a very strong cord and cord plaited into heavier ropes.

RECRD: 1162 id: 3744

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