Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Pacific Yew

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Other, Weapon

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 187

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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: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Weapon
Notes: Wood used to make war paddles and war clubs.

RECRD: 61160 id: 39465

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