Cupressaceae Juniperus communis L.

Common Juniper

Haisla - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
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 160

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Scientific name: Juniperus communis L.
USDA symbol: JUCOD (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Wood used to make rattles worn on belts by shamans.

RECRD: 61063 id: 18476

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