Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Mewuk - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 346

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Mewuk
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Branches with tips down used to hang from the top of acorn caches to keep out the rain in winter.

RECRD: 6777 id: 27975