Salicaceae Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.

Scouler's Willow

Shuswap - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68

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Scientific name: Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
USDA symbol: SASC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scouler's Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Inner bark headbands used by pubescent girls and young men, in ritual isolation and training.

RECRD: 1716 id: 36073