Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Nitinaht - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 74

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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: Nitinaht
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Light, green branch tips eaten to relieve hunger when lost in the woods.

RECRD: 47166 id: 41042

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