Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Bella Coola - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198
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Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Scientific name: Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: TABR2 (
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Common names: Pacific Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Wood used to make adze handles, bark scrapers and wedges.
RECRD: 47774 id: 39446