Apiaceae Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose
Western Water Hemlock
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Weapon
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 60
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Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose
Scientific name: Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: CIDO (
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Common names: Western Water Hemlock
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Weapon
Notes: Roots powdered and used as an arrow poison during warfare.
RECRD: 12319 id: 9851