Pinaceae Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Lodgepole Pine
Nitinaht - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 73
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Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Scientific name: Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
USDA symbol: PICOC (
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Common names: Lodgepole Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Wood used to make small totem poles and model canoes.
RECRD: 47157 id: 27434