Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach

Alaska Cedar

Hesquiat - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 33

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Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alaska Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Wood used for making ornamental dishes and headdresses.

RECRD: 513 id: 9090

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