•
Bast fibers (stem) •
Bamboo, when derived from a mechanical process. •
Dogbane, used by Native Americans •
Esparto, a fiber from a grass •
Flax, from which
linen is derived •
Hemp, a soft, strong fiber, edible seeds •
Hoopvine, also used for barrel hoops and baskets, edible leaves, medicine •
Jute, widely used, it is the cheapest fiber after cotton •
Kenaf, the interior of the plant stem is used for its fiber. Edible leaves. •
Lotus, used to produce
lotus silk •
Nettles used to make thread and twine, clothing made from it is both durable yet soft •
Ramie, a member of the nettle family. •
Spanish broom, a legume, its fiber has similar characteristics to linen. •
Tilia, known as Linden or Lime in Europe and Basswood in North America. Fiber comes from inner bark. •
Pith (stem) •
Papyrus, a pith fiber •
Leaf fibers •
Abacá, a banana, producing "manila" rope from leaves •
Piña, from pineapple leaves •
Sisal, an
agave •
Bowstring hemp, a common house plant, also
Sansevieria roxburghiana,
Sansevieria hyacinthoides •
Henequen, an agave. A useful fiber, but not as high quality as sisal •
Phormium, "New Zealand Flax" •
Yucca, an agave relative •
Seed fibers and fruit fibers •
Coir, the fiber from the
coconut husk •
Cotton •
Kapok •
Milkweed, grown for the filament-like
pappus in its seed pods •
Luffa, a gourd which when mature produces a sponge-like mass of xylem, used to make loofa
sponge. •
Walissima is a
natural plant fiber obtained from
Sida rhombifolia of the
Malvaceae family. It is produced mainly in the Philippines. == References ==