Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
Saanich - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
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Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Scientific name: Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: PHLE4 (
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Common names: Gordon's Mockorange
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood occasionally used to make bows and arrows.
RECRD: 47604 id: 26397