Betulaceae Betula occidentalis Hook.
Water Birch
Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Canoe Material
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 89
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Betula occidentalis Hook.
Scientific name: Betula occidentalis Hook.
USDA symbol: BEOC2 (
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Common names: Water Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Bark used to make canoes.
RECRD: 12521 id: 7137