Pinaceae Larix occidentalis Nutt.

Western Larch

Okanagan-Colville - Other, Paint

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 25

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Scientific name: Larix occidentalis Nutt.
USDA symbol: LAOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Larch
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Pitch heated, rubbed into a fine powder, mixed with grease and used as a red paint for girls' faces.

RECRD: 12145 id: 19556

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