Betulaceae Alnus rubra Bong.
Red Alder
Bella Coola - Other, Fuel
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 202
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Alnus rubra Bong.
Scientific name: Alnus rubra Bong.
USDA symbol: ALRU2 (
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Common names: Red Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Wood used as fuel for smoking fish.
RECRD: 47814 id: 2483