Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Thompson - Other, Incense & Fragrance

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508

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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: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Needles inserted into the flesh under the arms by girls who wish their armpits to smell sweet.

RECRD: 41818 id: 28060

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