Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar
Kitasoo - Other, Tools
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 313
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (
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Common names: Alaska Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Kitasoo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Wood used to make adze handles.
RECRD: 61472 id: 9102