Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
Menominee - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 77
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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: Menominee
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Plant made into hemp twine and used to make fiber bags.
RECRD: 1187 id: 41791