Pinaceae Pinus contorta var. contorta

Lodgepole Pine

Tsimshian - Other, Protection

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 318

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Scientific name: Pinus contorta var. contorta
USDA symbol: PICOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lodgepole Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Tsimshian
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Branches used by hunters as shelter to discourage and repel animals.

RECRD: 61511 id: 27499