Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.

Port Orford Cedar

Karok - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379

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Scientific name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.
USDA symbol: CHLA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Port Orford Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Wood made into planks and used to build sweathouses.

RECRD: 8448 id: 9068

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