Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Pacific Yew

Karok - Fiber, Sewing Material

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 57

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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: Karok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Sewing Material
Notes: Leaves used to sew sacks.

RECRD: 6007 id: 39482

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