Ericaceae Menziesia ferruginea Sm.

Rusty Menziesia

Quileute - Fiber, Canoe Material

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43

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Scientific name: Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
USDA symbol: MEFE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rusty Menziesia
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Quileute
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Twigs woven together with cedar bark and used for grills on the bottom of canoes.

RECRD: 42539 id: 22964

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