Rosaceae Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr.
Bitter Cherry
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Decorations
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 127
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Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr.
Scientific name: Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr.
USDA symbol: PREME (
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Common names: Bitter Cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Root bark used to imbricate cedar root baskets.
RECRD: 12864 id: 30386