Taxaceae Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Canada Yew
Penobscot - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309
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Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Scientific name: Taxus canadensis Marsh.
USDA symbol: TACA7 (
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Common names: Canada Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Twigs used to make a beverage.
RECRD: 46715 id: 39598