Tiliaceae Tilia americana L.

American Basswood

Potawatomi - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114

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Scientific name: Tilia americana L.
USDA symbol: TIAMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Basswood
Family: Tiliaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Bark string used for fashioning bags.

RECRD: 344 id: 40381

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