Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

California Nettle

Ojibwa - Fiber, Sewing 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

View all documented uses for Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Sewing Material
Notes: Bark or rind used as a fine, stout sewing fiber.

RECRD: 208 id: 41798

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