Cupressaceae Juniperus communis L.

Common Juniper

Okanagan-Colville - Other, Ceremonial Items

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 18

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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: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used in the sweathouse during the winter.

RECRD: 12088 id: 18500

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