Betulaceae Alnus rubra Bong.
Red Alder
Makah - Other, Containers
Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 243
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Alnus rubra Bong.
Scientific name: Alnus rubra Bong.
USDA symbol: ALRU2 (
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Common names: Red Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Cones used to store elderberries in the creeks.
RECRD: 6172 id: 2537