Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Gitksan - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 150

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Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Cambium used as a sweetener for other foods.

RECRD: 45904 id: 40960

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