Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Pursh

Bigleaf Maple

Makah - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 285

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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: Makah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Used to make baskets.

RECRD: 6268 id: 504