Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Salish, Coast - Other, Hide Preparation

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 72

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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: Salish, Coast
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hide Preparation
Notes: Bark used to cure hides.

RECRD: 47462 id: 41074

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