Pinaceae Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
Tanana, Upper - Other, Insecticide
Use documented by:
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2
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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
Scientific name: Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
USDA symbol: PIGL (
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Common names: White Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Needles burned to keep mosquitoes away.
RECRD: 3254 id: 27038