Pinaceae Pinus contorta var. contorta

Lodgepole Pine

Kwakwaka'wakw - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 70

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Scientific name: Pinus contorta var. contorta
USDA symbol: PICOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lodgepole Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakwaka'wakw
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Pitch used to trap hummingbirds and the bird's hearts used in love medicines.

RECRD: 60830 id: 27494

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