Cupressaceae Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Shuswap - Other, Insecticide
Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50
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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: Shuswap
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Plant used to keep earwigs and bedbugs out of the house.
RECRD: 88193 id: 19029