Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Kitasoo - Food, Unspecified

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 318

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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: Kitasoo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Inner bark soaked in oolichan grease, drained, cooked and eaten with sugar.

RECRD: 61513 id: 41002

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