Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Western Hemlock
Kwakiutl, Southern - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296
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Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (
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Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Wood used to carve dishes and spoons.
RECRD: 47034 id: 41018