Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Bella Coola - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197

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Scientific name: Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
USDA symbol: THPL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Inner bark used to make baskets.

RECRD: 47739 id: 39938