Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Thompson - Other, Cash Crop

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 94

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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: Other
Use sub-category: Cash Crop
Notes: Roots made into coiled baskets and considered an important trading item. Widows and women who did not have ready access to meat or fish used to make baskets and trade for food.

RECRD: 32093 id: 40271

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