Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Shuswap - Other, Fuel

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Bark used as fuel because it cooled quickly and enemies cannot tell how long ago camp was broken.

RECRD: 2107 id: 28038

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