Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Slippery Elm

Ojibwa - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423

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Scientific name: Ulmus rubra Muhl.
USDA symbol: ULRU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slippery Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Stripped bark used as a wigwam cover, for the sides of the wigwam.

RECRD: 207 id: 41550

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