Cupressaceae Thuja occidentalis L.

Eastern Arborvitae

Ojibwa - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 422

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Scientific name: Thuja occidentalis L.
USDA symbol: THOC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Arborvitae
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Tough, stringy bark used in making fiber bags.

RECRD: 197 id: 39912

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