Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Bella Coola - Dye, Brown

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198

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Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Brown
Notes: Bark boiled and used as a brown dye for fishnets.

RECRD: 47770 id: 40939

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