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].