Pinaceae Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.

Engelmann's Spruce

Thompson - Other, Soap

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505

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Scientific name: Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIEN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Engelmann's Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Soap
Notes: Branch tips and needles boiled and used as a wash by hunters, warriors and boys at puberty.

RECRD: 41815 id: 26879

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