Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Smoking Tools
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 108
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Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Scientific name: Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: PHLE4 (
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Common names: Gordon's Mockorange
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoking Tools
Notes: Wood used to make pipe stems.
RECRD: 12698 id: 26391