Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Kwakwaka'wakw - Fiber, Building Material

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 71

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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: Kwakwaka'wakw
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Boughs made into huts and used to house girls following their first menstruation.

RECRD: 60838 id: 41021

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