Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Thompson - Dye, Green

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 501

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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: Thompson
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Green
Notes: Leaves and twigs used as a green dye.

RECRD: 41794 id: 40256