Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Thompson - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496

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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: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Inner root softened, split into strips and used to make rain cloaks, aprons and capes.

RECRD: 41707 id: 40263

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