Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
Bella Coola - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 211
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Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (
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Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Stem fibers sun dried and used to make fishnets.
RECRD: 47905 id: 41755