Lessioniaceae Postelsia sp.

Short Beach Kelp

Hesquiat - Fiber, Sporting Equipment

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 18

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Scientific name: Postelsia sp.
Common names: Short Beach Kelp
Family: Lessioniaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Sporting Equipment
Notes: Dried stems used as 'pucks' and sticks for 'beach hockey.'

RECRD: 468 id: 29811

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