Betulaceae Betula papyrifera Marsh.

Paper Birch

Meskwaki - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 267

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Scientific name: Betula papyrifera Marsh.
USDA symbol: BEPAP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Paper Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Bark strips used as the waterproof, top coverings of wigwams.

RECRD: 1296 id: 7218

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