Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Pacific Yew

Karok - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379

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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: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Bark used as the handle for stone knives.

RECRD: 8454 id: 39488

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