| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Klallam Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows and arrows. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Klallam Other, Smoke Plant Needles dried, pulverized and used in place of tobacco for smoking. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Klamath Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used for bows. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 89 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. 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 271 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make bowls. 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 271 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Tools Trees used to measure strength. Men who could twist a yew tree from crown to butt were considered very strong. 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 271 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Tools Used to make curved digging sticks for prying wild clover roots. 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 285 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Tools Wood used as a barklifter to peel red cedar bark off the trees. 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 267 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Tools Wood used to make fire tongs. 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 271 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Makah Other, Containers Used to make trinket boxes. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Makah Other, Cooking Tools Used to make spoons and dishes. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Makah Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows, arrows and whale harpoon shafts. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison Seeds considered poisonous. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 305 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Fruit Red, fleshy berries used for food. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 305 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Mendocino Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Formerly used to make the strongest bows. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 305 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Montana Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used for making bows. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Nitinaht Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make steering paddles and oarlock holders. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Nitinaht Fiber, Sewing Material Wood used to make mat making needles. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Nitinaht Other, Ceremonial Items Branches used as scrubbers in the manhood training rituals of young boys. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows, clubs, lances, whaling harpoon shafts and other fishing gear. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Nitinaht Other, Tools Wood used to make chest high digging sticks. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 226 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Nitinaht Other, Tools Wood used to make digging and prying sticks, mat pressers and wedges. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Nitinaht Other, Tools Wood used to make digging sticks for harvesting pacific cinquefoil roots. 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 118 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Burn Dressing Wood scrapings and Vaseline used as a sunburn ointment. 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 35 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. 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 35 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Oweekeno Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Oweekeno Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Oweekeno Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make serving bowls for food. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood made into bows for use with arrows. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Oweekeno Other, Tools Wood used to make digging sticks. 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 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Paiute Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 39 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pit River Other, Cash Crop Formerly sold to the Ukiah Indians. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 305 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo Fiber, Basketry Roots used in basketry. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo Fiber, Sewing Material Roots twined as fabric. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo Other, Cooking Tools Wood used for mush stirrers. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used for bows. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Basketry Root used as weft in twined baskets & root very strong & especially good for hopper mortar baskets. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 121 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make mush stirrers. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 121 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 121 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Tools Wood used to make digging sticks. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 121 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quileute Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quileute Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used in various ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quileute Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows, arrows and whaling-harpoon stocks. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quileute Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make game disks. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quinault Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to wounds. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quinault Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of dried bark taken as lung medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quinault Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used to make combs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quinault Fiber, Canoe Material Used to make canoe bailers. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quinault Other, Cooking Tools Used to make spoons. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quinault Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows, arrows, all harpoon shafts, clubs and dip net frameworks. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |