Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Chehalis - Dye, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17

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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: Chehalis
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Inner bark made into a dye and used on fish nets to make them invisible to fish and attract them.

RECRD: 42138 id: 40945

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