Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus lewisii Pursh

Gordon's Mockorange

Thompson - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499

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Scientific name: Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: PHLE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gordon's Mockorange
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Wood used to make combs.

RECRD: 41780 id: 26412

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