Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Pursh's Buckthorn
Nitinaht - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 115
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Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Scientific name: Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
USDA symbol: FRPU7 (
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Common names: Pursh's Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Wood used to make D-adze handles.
RECRD: 47329 id: 15112