Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar
Bella Coola - Fiber, Clothing
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (
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Common names: Alaska Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Inner bark used for weaving capes.
RECRD: 47730 id: 9074