Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
Thompson - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 230
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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: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Sticks used as edging for birch bark baskets.
RECRD: 33065 id: 26411