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Paper: Related to the entry for Fibre, these plants have been specifically mentioned for paper making. (143)

Latin Name	Common Name	Use	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Abelmoschus esculentus	Okra	Paper	4	3
Abutilon theophrasti	China Jute	Paper	3	2
Acer crataegifolium	Hawthorn-Leaved Maple	Paper	0	0
Actinidia chinensis		Paper	4	2
Actinidia deliciosa	Kiwi Fruit	Paper	5	1
Agave americana	Agave	Paper	3	3
Agave parryi	Century Plant	Paper	3	1
Agave utahensis discreta	Century Plant	Paper	3	1
Agave utahensis eborispina	Century Plant	Paper	3	1
Alcea rosea	Hollyhock	Paper	3	2
Ammophila arenaria	Marram Grass	Paper	1	0
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus		Paper	0	0
Aphananthe aspera		Paper	1	0
Arctium minus	Lesser Burdock	Paper	3	5
Artemisia tridentata	Sage Brush	Paper	3	2
Arundo donax	Giant Reed	Paper	3	2
Asclepias hallii	Purple Silkweed	Paper	3	1
Asclepias purpurascens	Purple Milkweed	Paper	2	1
Asclepias speciosa	Showy Milkweed	Paper	3	2
Avena abyssinica	Abyssinian Oat	Paper	2	0
Avena barbata	Slender Oat	Paper	2	0
Avena brevis		Paper	2	0
Avena byzantina	Red Oat	Paper	2	0
Avena fatua	Wild Oats	Paper	2	1
Avena ludoviciana	Oats	Paper	2	0
Avena nuda	Naked Oat	Paper	4	0
Avena nudibrevis		Paper	2	0
Avena orientalis	Hungarian Oat	Paper	3	1
Avena sativa	Oats	Paper	3	3
Avena sterilis	Sterile Oats	Paper	3	0
Avena strigosa	Bristle Oats	Paper	2	0
Avena wiestii		Paper	2	0
Bambusa multiplex	Hedge Bamboo	Paper	2	0
Betula alnoides		Paper	2	1
Betula papyrifera	Paper Birch	Paper	3	2
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	Paper	3	3
Betula pubescens	White Birch	Paper	3	3
Betula utilis	Indian Paper Birch	Paper	0	2
Boehmeria nivea	Ramie	Paper	2	2
Broussonetia papyrifera	Paper Mulberry	Paper	4	2
Canna indica	Indian Shot	Paper	4	2
Cannabis sativa	Hemp	Paper	4	4
Carduus nutans	Musk Thistle	Paper	2	2
Cirsium vulgare	Common Thistle	Paper	2	1
Corchorus capsularis	Jute	Paper	3	2
Cordyline australis	Cabbage Tree	Paper	3	0
Cortaderia selloana	Pampas Grass	Paper	0	0
Corylus cornuta californica	California Hazel	Paper	3	0
Cyperus longus	Galingale	Paper	2	1
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	Paper	1	3
Daphne bholua		Paper	0	1
Daphne involucrata		Paper	0	0
Daphne papyracea		Paper	0	1
Daphne pseudomezereum		Paper	0	0
Dichelachne crinita	Plume Grass	Paper	0	0
Digitaria sanguinalis	Crab Grass	Paper	2	1
Dirca occidentalis	Leather Wood	Paper	0	0
Dirca palustris	Leather Wood	Paper	0	2
Edgeworthia chrysantha		Paper	0	1
Edgeworthia gardneri	Nepalese Paper Bush	Paper	0	0
Edgeworthia papyrifera	Paperbush	Paper	0	0
Eleusine indica	Wire Grass	Paper	3	1
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	Paper	2	3
Equisetum hyemale	Dutch Rush	Paper	2	2
Eriophorum angustifolium	Cotton Grass	Paper	2	1
Eriophorum gracile	Cotton Grass	Paper	2	0
Glycine max	Soya Bean	Paper	4	2
Grewia oppositifolia		Paper	2	0
Hedychium coronarium	Butterfly Ginger	Paper	2	2
Helianthus annuus	Sunflower	Paper	5	2
Hordeum bulbosum	Bulbous Barley	Paper	2	0
Hordeum deficiens		Paper	3	0
Hordeum distichon	Two-Rowed Barley	Paper	4	3
Hordeum hexastichon	Six-Row Barley	Paper	3	0
Hordeum intermedium		Paper	2	0
Hordeum trifurcatum	Egyptian Barley	Paper	2	0
Hordeum vulgare	Barley	Paper	4	3
Hordeum zeocriton	Sprat Barley	Paper	2	0
Humulus lupulus	Hop	Paper	4	5
Hydrangea anomala		Paper	3	1
Hydrangea paniculata		Paper	1	2
Imperata cylindrica	Cogongrass	Paper	3	3
Iris douglasiana	Mountain Iris	Paper	0	0
Iris macrosiphon	Bowltube Iris	Paper	0	1
Iris purdyi	Purdy's Iris	Paper	0	0
Jubaea chilensis	Chilean Wine Palm	Paper	3	0
Juncus effusus	Soft Rush	Paper	1	2
Linum perenne	Perennial Flax	Paper	3	2
Medicago sativa	Alfalfa	Paper	4	3
Panicum milliaceum	European Millet	Paper	3	2
Phormium tenax	New Zealand Flax	Paper	2	0
Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Paper	5	2
Phyllostachys aurea	Golden Bamboo	Paper	5	0
Pueraria montana lobata	Kudzu Vine	Paper	4	5
Rubus idaeus	Raspberry	Paper	5	3
Salix alba	White Willow	Paper	1	3
Salix alba vitellina	Golden Willow	Paper	1	3
Salix nigra	Black Willow	Paper	1	3
Scirpus acutus	Hard Stem Bulrush	Paper	3	1
Scirpus lacustris	Bulrush	Paper	3	1

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