Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Makah - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 228

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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: Makah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Inner bark used for basketry.

RECRD: 6139 id: 40081

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