Latin name:
Tilia americana
L.
Botanical family:
Tiliaceae
Growth habit:
Tree
Vernacular name(s):
basswood, whitewood (Eng.)
tilleul d'Amérique, bois blanc (Fr.)
wikpi/mus (Malecite)
Uses:
•
Bark :
Used for suppurating wounds [Mi'kmaq 60].
•
Leaves :
Infusion used as an eye wash [Algonquin 69].
•
Roots :
Steeped and taken against worms [Malecite 65].