Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Pursh

Bigleaf Maple

Clallam - Fiber, Canoe Material

Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197

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Scientific name: Acer macrophyllum Pursh
USDA symbol: ACMA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bigleaf Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Clallam
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Wood used to make canoe paddles.

RECRD: 44610 id: 478

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