Urticaceae Urtica dioica L.

Stinging Nettle

Makah - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 246

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica L.
USDA symbol: URDID (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Fibers used in weaving baskets.

RECRD: 6183 id: 41707

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