Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 180

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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: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Cambium dried, pounded, served with oolichan grease and Pacific crabapples and used as winter food.

RECRD: 61142 id: 40967

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