Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Western Hemlock
Hanaksiala - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
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 180
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Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (
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Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make piles for anchoring oolichan nets.
RECRD: 61155 id: 40980