Rosaceae Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Woods' Rose
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Protection
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 131
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Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Scientific name: Rosa woodsii Lindl.
USDA symbol: ROWOW (
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Common names: Woods' Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Branches placed around the house and yard of the deceased to keep his or her spirit from returning.
RECRD: 12918 id: 34217