Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Oweekeno - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
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 75
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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: Oweekeno
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Wood used to make combs.
RECRD: 60851 id: 39519