Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus lewisii Pursh

Gordon's Mockorange

Paiute - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 77

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Scientific name: Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: PHLE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gordon's Mockorange
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Sticks used as digging sticks, one of the principal tools.

RECRD: 1447 id: 26395

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