Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Pacific Yew

Haihais - 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 319

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Scientific name: Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: TABR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Haihais
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make bows, arrow heads and halibut hooks.

RECRD: 61517 id: 39463

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