Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Pacific Yew

Cowlitz - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16

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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: Cowlitz
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Used to make wedges for splitting logs and digging sticks for roots and clams.

RECRD: 42113 id: 39459

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