Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
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 35
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Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Scientific name: Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: TABR2 (
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Common names: Pacific Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make bows.
RECRD: 12206 id: 39518