Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach

Alaska Cedar

Kitasoo - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 313

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Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alaska Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Kitasoo
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Inner bark used to make cordage.

RECRD: 61481 id: 9097

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