Apocynaceae Apocynum cannabinum L.

Indianhemp

Meskwaki - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 267

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Scientific name: Apocynum cannabinum L.
USDA symbol: APCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Indianhemp
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Outer bast fiber plaited into heavy cord and two-ply cord.

RECRD: 1291 id: 3830

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