Cupressaceae Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Weapon
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 19
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Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Scientific name: Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
USDA symbol: JUSC2 (
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Common names: Rocky Mountain Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Weapon
Notes: Pounded branches, berries and water used as a poison on bullets.
RECRD: 0 id: 19016