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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Spotted Dog on June 02, 2015, 02:21:16 pm

Title: Plant ID . need help
Post by: Spotted Dog on June 02, 2015, 02:21:16 pm

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Walking in the woods and saw this plant. Very fiberous. Just do not know what it is. The stem is kind of square ish with little flanges sticking off the edges.
It has small hairs on stem and leaves. Which do not irritate me. I made a small cord from the fibers which is very stout.

Title: Re: Plant ID . need help
Post by: Outbackbob48 on June 02, 2015, 04:40:59 pm

Looks like Wingstem to me, should get some yellow flowers later. Bob

Title: Re: Plant ID . need help
Post by: Spotted Dog on June 02, 2015, 05:29:53 pm

Wingstem it is. Is it good for anything primitive ?

Title: Re: Plant ID . need help
Post by: Pamunkey on June 11, 2015, 10:52:52 am

When they die back in the fall, the stems make great hand drill fire spindles (especially with a pawpaw fire board).

Will