Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Season Indicator
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 59
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Rhus glabra L.
Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (
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Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: Leaves changing color used as an indication that the sockeye salmon were spawning.
RECRD: 12317 id: 32972