Betulaceae Betula papyrifera Marsh.

Paper Birch

Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Canoe Material

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 89

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Scientific name: Betula papyrifera Marsh.
USDA symbol: BEPAP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Paper Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Bark used to make canoes.

RECRD: 12520 id: 7263

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