Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Spreading Dogbane

Thompson - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497

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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: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Inner bark fiber used as thread and twine for binding and tying.

RECRD: 41730 id: 3774

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