Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Saanich - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71

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Scientific name: Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
USDA symbol: THPL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Boughs used to vigorously scrub the body for purity while bathing.

RECRD: 47460 id: 40216

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