Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Clallam - Dye, Red-Brown

Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 195

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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: Clallam
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red-Brown
Notes: Bark boiled and used to make a reddish-brown dye.

RECRD: 44593 id: 40948

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