Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Pacific Yew

Costanoan - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248

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Scientific name: Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: TABR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make bows.

RECRD: 20723 id: 39455

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