Aceraceae Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
Bella Coola - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 200
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Acer glabrum Torr.
Scientific name: Acer glabrum Torr.
USDA symbol: ACGLG2 (
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Common names: Rocky Mountain Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Straight sticks tied around a tree base, ignited and burned until the tree fell.
RECRD: 47788 id: 438