Betulaceae Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis

Yellow Birch

Potawatomi - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112

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Scientific name: Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis
USDA symbol: BEALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Branches used as poles for the wigwam or medicine lodge.

RECRD: 332 id: 7092

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