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Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Okanagan-Colville Other, Fuel
Wood used for fuel.
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 59
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Okanagan-Colville Other, Musical Instrument
Wood used to make drum hoops.
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 59
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Okanagan-Colville Other, Tools
Wood used to make spear handles.
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 59
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Okanagan-Colville Other, Toys & Games
Wood used to make a child's first bow.
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 59
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of wood and bark taken for nausea caused by smelling a corpse.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of sticks and saskatoon sticks taken to heal women's insides and stimulate lactation. The decoction was made either with two sticks each of saskatoon and rocky mountain maple, or, for a stronger medicine, four sticks each and used after childbirth to heal women's insides and to stimulate the flow of milk for nursing.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 146
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Decoction of four straight, young sticks used as a wash or taken for snakebites. The informant could not recall whether the decoction was taken internally or used as a wash.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 146
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Fiber, Cordage
Fibrous inner bark used to make twine.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 146
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Fiber, Furniture
Wood used for cradle frames.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 146
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Fiber, Snow Gear
Branches used whenever obtainable to make snowshoe frames.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 146
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Fiber, Snow Gear
Twigs used to make snowshoe frames.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 500
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Fiber, Snow Gear
Wood used for making snowshoes.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used for making bows.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499
Acer glabrum Torr.
Rocky Mountain Maple
USDA ACGLG2
Yurok Other, Toys & Games
Fruit used to play with.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Gitksan Fiber, Basketry
Inner bark used to make baskets.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 153
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Gitksan Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Inner bark used to make mats.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 153
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Haisla Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood made into rattles and used by shamans.
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 209
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber, Snow Gear
Wood used to make snowshoes.
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 209
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make frontispieces for chief's masks.
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 209
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make spoons.
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 209
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Tools
Wood used to make axe handles.
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 209
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Hanaksiala Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make the skulls for the shamanistic costumes.
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 209
Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Douglas Maple
USDA ACGLD4
Oweekeno Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make spoons.
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 82
Acer glabrum var. neomexicanum (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
New Mexico Maple
USDA ACGLN2
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Sweetener
Sap collected and boiled to obtain syrup and sugar.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material
Limbs used for house construction and considered good firewood.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 29
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Cahuilla Other, Fuel
Limbs used for house construction and considered good firewood.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 29
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Chehalis Other, Cooking Tools
Dead wood used for smoking salmon.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Clallam Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoe paddles.
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Clallam Food, Dried Food
Sap eaten dried.
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Clallam Food, Unspecified
Sap eaten fresh.
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Concow Fiber, Basketry
Inner bark used in spring to make baskets.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Concow Fiber, Clothing
Bark used to make crude dresses.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Costanoan Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Cowichan Food, Spice
Leaves used in steaming pits to flavor deer, seal or porpoise meat.
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 77
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Cowichan Other, Cooking Tools
Large leaves used for lining baskets, wrapping fish and placing on berry drying racks.
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 77
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Cowlitz Fiber, Cordage
Bark used to make rope and tumplines.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Haida Other, Decorations
Wood used to make wood carvings.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Hesquiat Other, Toys & Games
White wood used to make rattles.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Karok Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Leaves made into mats and used to cover the layers of dried salmon stored for the winter in baskets.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Karok Other, Containers
Leaves placed under and between layers of the bulbs while cooking in the earth oven.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Karok Other, Cooking Tools
Wood made into the paddle used for stirring the food in the cooking baskets.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Karok Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to made acorn paddles.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Klallam Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Klallam Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoe paddles.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Sticky, bud gum and oil used as a hair tonic.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 275
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to carve masks.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to carve dishes and spoons.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Musical Instrument
Wood used to carve rattles.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Lummi Fiber, Furniture
Wood used to make cradle boards.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Lummi Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39