Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
Salish, Cowichan - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
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Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Scientific name: Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
USDA symbol: THPL (
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Common names: Western Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Salish, Cowichan
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Roots woven with gooseberry and wild rose roots to make reef nets.
RECRD: 47449 id: 40240