Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 20

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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: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Bark used for weaving rough baskets.

RECRD: 12110 id: 40140

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