Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Quileute - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, 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: Quileute
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make bows, arrows and whaling-harpoon stocks.
RECRD: 46408 id: 39536