Rosaceae Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim.

Oceanspray

Okanagan-Colville - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

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 126

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Scientific name: Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim.
USDA symbol: HODI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oceanspray
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make arrows, fishing spear heads and bows.

RECRD: 12843 id: 17341