Pinaceae Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

White Spruce

Tanana, Upper - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2

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Scientific name: Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
USDA symbol: PIGL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: White, inner side of bark used in the bottom of a weir to act as a reflector. Reflector used in order to more easily spot fish as they swam through the weir.

RECRD: 3220 id: 27036

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