Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Karok - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 57
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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: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten one at a time.
RECRD: 6003 id: 39483