Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Thompson - Fiber, Snow Gear
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 500
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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: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Snow Gear
Notes: Twigs used to make snowshoe frames.
RECRD: 41786 id: 39562