Difference between revisions of "Woodlands Bast Fiber Reference Collection"

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! Common name
 
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! Scientific Name
! Micro-fibrillar spin
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! Micro-fibrillar Spin
 
! Crystals
 
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! Crystal Diagram
 
! Cross-section Diagram
 
! Cross-section Diagram
 
! Fiber Diameter (microns)
 
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| Dogbane
 
| Dogbane
| Apocynum cannabinum
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| ''Apocynum cannabinum''
 
| S
 
| S
| Calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
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| Calcium sulfate in parenchyma
 
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|  
| #
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| [[File:Dogbane xsection.jpg|thumb]]
 
| Range: 5-35<br />Typical: 15-25
 
| Range: 5-35<br />Typical: 15-25
 
| 2.09
 
| 2.09
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| Nettle
 
| Nettle
| Urtica dioica
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| ''Urtica dioica''
 
| S
 
| S
 
| Frequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma.
 
| Frequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma.
| #
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| [[File:Nettle xstals.jpg|thumb]]
| #
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| [[File:Nettle xsection.jpg|thumb]]
 
| Range: 10-75<br />Typical: 15-70
 
| Range: 10-75<br />Typical: 15-70
 
| 2.7
 
| 2.7
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| Common milkweed
 
| Common milkweed
| Asclepias syriaca
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| ''Asclepias syriaca''
 
| S
 
| S
 
| Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
 
| Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
 
|  
 
|  
| #
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| [[File:Common milkweed xsection.jpg|thumb]]
 
| Range: 10-30 <br />Typical: 10-20
 
| Range: 10-30 <br />Typical: 10-20
 
| 1.3
 
| 1.3
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| Swamp milkweed
 
| Swamp milkweed
| Asclepias incarnata
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| ''Asclepias incarnata''
 
| S
 
| S
 
| Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
 
| Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
 
|  
 
|  
| #
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| [[File:Swamp milkweed xsection.jpg|thumb]]
 
| Range: 5-25 <br />Typical: 15-20
 
| Range: 5-25 <br />Typical: 15-20
 
| 1.23
 
| 1.23
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| Basswood
 
| Basswood
| Tilia americana
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| ''Tilia americana''
 
| Z
 
| Z
 
| Calcium oxalate druses and prismatic, found within fiber network.<br />Calcium sulfate also present.
 
| Calcium oxalate druses and prismatic, found within fiber network.<br />Calcium sulfate also present.
| #
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| [[File:Basswood xstals.jpg|thumb]]
| #
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| [[File:Basswood xsection.jpg|thumb]]
 
| Range: 8-20<br />Typical: 10-18
 
| Range: 8-20<br />Typical: 10-18
 
| 1.32
 
| 1.32
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| Slippery elm
 
| Slippery elm
| Ulmus rubra
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| ''Ulmus rubra''
 
| Z?
 
| Z?
 
| Frequent calcium oxalate prismatic crystals in fiber network.
 
| Frequent calcium oxalate prismatic crystals in fiber network.
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| [[File:Slippery elm xstals.jpg|thumb]]
| #
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| [[File:Slippery elm xsection.jpg|thumb]]
 
| Range: 4-14<br />Typical: 5-10
 
| Range: 4-14<br />Typical: 5-10
 
| 1.59
 
| 1.59

Revision as of 17:55, 5 July 2023

Description

Some images of plant fibers in the FRIL Database are from the Woodland Plant Fiber Reference Collection as the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Pre-Columbian clothing, baskets, pouches, cords and mats were often made from the inner layers of bark and plants. In the northern and eastern regions of North America, the most commonly used fibers were

  • Basswood: Bass wood (Tilia americana)
  • Elm: Slippery elm (Ulnus rubra)
  • Nettle: Stinging nettle (Urtica dioca0
  • Dogbane: Dogbane (Apocynum annabinum)
  • Milkweed: Common milkweed (Aspclepias syria), Swamp milkweed (Aspclepias incarnate)

A table containing a comparison of these fibers can be found here.

Common name Scientific Name Micro-fibrillar Spin Crystals Crystal Diagram Cross-section Diagram Fiber Diameter (microns) Fiber
L:W Ratio
EDS
results
Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum S Calcium sulfate in parenchyma
Dogbane xsection.jpg
Range: 5-35
Typical: 15-25
2.09 Ca, S, Na
Nettle Urtica dioica S Frequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma.
Nettle xstals.jpg
Nettle xsection.jpg
Range: 10-75
Typical: 15-70
2.7 Ca, S
Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca S Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
Common milkweed xsection.jpg
Range: 10-30
Typical: 10-20
1.3 Ca, S, Na
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata S Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
Swamp milkweed xsection.jpg
Range: 5-25
Typical: 15-20
1.23 Ca, S, Na
Basswood Tilia americana Z Calcium oxalate druses and prismatic, found within fiber network.
Calcium sulfate also present.
Basswood xstals.jpg
Basswood xsection.jpg
Range: 8-20
Typical: 10-18
1.32 Ca, S, Na
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra Z? Frequent calcium oxalate prismatic crystals in fiber network.
Slippery elm xstals.jpg
Slippery elm xsection.jpg
Range: 4-14
Typical: 5-10
1.59 Ca, Mg, Na

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