Pinaceae Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

Subalpine Fir

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 23

View all documented uses for Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

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Scientific name: Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ABLAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Subalpine Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Needles dried, powdered, mixed with marrow and used to scent the hair and keep from going bald.

RECRD: 12139 id: 284

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