Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Tsimshian - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 315

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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: Tsimshian
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Inner bark used to make diapers for infants and rain proof capes.

RECRD: 61502 id: 40278

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