Pinaceae Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
Sitka Spruce
Kwakiutl, Southern - Fiber, Clothing
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296
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Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
Scientific name: Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: PISI (
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Common names: Sitka Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Roots used to make hats.
RECRD: 47024 id: 27214