Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco
Douglas Fir
Thompson - Food, Sweetener
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 107
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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco
Scientific name: Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco
USDA symbol: PSMEM (
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Common names: Douglas Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Wild sugar gathered and eaten whenever possible.
RECRD: 32190 id: 31220