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Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Miwok Food, Unspecified
Pulverized nut shells and meat made into peanut butter and used for feasts.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 151
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Miwok Food, Unspecified
Shelled nut meats used for food.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 150
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo Drug, Unspecified
Sugar found in bark wounds ground up, molded into cakes and used as a medicine.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 79
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Nuts rarely used for food.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 79
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Nuts used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Pitch used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Candy
Pitch chewed for gum.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 93
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Sweetener
Pitch tasted sweet like candy.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 93
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified
Nuts, inside the cone, eaten fresh.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 93
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts, inside the cone, dried for winter use.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 93
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Toys & Games
Pitch used in whistles.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 93
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Shasta Food, Bread & Cake
Nuts dried, powdered, made into small cakes and eaten with a very thin mush made of grass seeds.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Shasta Food, Dried Food
Nuts dried and eaten.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Shasta Food, Unspecified
Whole nuts mixed with powdered salmon and eaten.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308
Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
USDA PILA
Yuki Food, Candy
Sweet exudation chewed as gum.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 88
Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m.
Singleleaf Pinyon
USDA PIMOM2
Havasupai Food, Spice
Sprigs placed in the cooking pit with porcupine, bobcat or badger to improve the taste of the meat.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 205
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Hoh Drug, Cough Medicine
Gum used for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 58
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Cough Medicine
Pitch used for coughs.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch used for sores.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Pitch used for stomachaches.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Reproductive Aid
Gum chewed by women for fertility and by girls to become pregnant without sex.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Lummi Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Mahuna Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Plant used for rheumatism.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 60
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Nitinaht Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch mixed with melted deer tallow and used as a skin cosmetic.
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 73
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Nitinaht Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make small totem poles and model canoes.
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 73
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Pitch used as protective coating for whaling and fishing equipment.
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 73
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Canoe Material
Bark used to make sturgeon nosed canoes.
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 29
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Paiute Food, Unspecified
Nuts served as a minor source of subsistence.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Paiute Other, Ceremonial Items
Green branch thrown into the fire and rain will come.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Quileute Drug, Cough Medicine
Gum used for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 58
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Quinault Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of bark taken to purify the blood.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Quinault Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of bark taken for stomach disorders.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Salish, Coast Food, Dried Food
Inner bark dried in cakes and used for food.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified
Inner bark eaten fresh.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Salish, Coast Other, Fasteners
Pitch used to fasten arrowheads onto shafts.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Shuswap Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Bark used for tuberculosis.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 51
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Shuswap Food, Unspecified
Cones used for food.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 51
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of young shoots used as a soak for rheumatism.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used for cuts and sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Fiber, Canoe Material
Used rarely to make light dugouts.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Thompson Drug, Panacea
Infusion of boughs used for any kind of illness by old people.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 103
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Pitch used medicinally.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 103
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Gummy substance collected from trunk and branches and chewed.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo Fiber, Basketry
Root used in basketry.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten fresh.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts dried for winter use.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Fasteners
Pitch used like glue.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Roots used in making fish traps.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92