Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

Stinging Nettle

Cahuilla - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 143

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne
USDA symbol: URDIH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Fibers used to make bowstrings and cordage.

RECRD: 11836 id: 41870

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