Rosaceae Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim.

Oceanspray

Saanich - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
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 86

View all documented uses for Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim.

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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: Saanich
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Wood used to make camas bulb digging sticks and cambium scrapers.

RECRD: 47631 id: 17351

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