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Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Tolowa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Branches rubbed on the hunters' bodies to hide the human scent.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 44
Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Wet'suwet'en Food, Dried Food
Inner bark strips dried and stored for future food use.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 151
Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Wet'suwet'en Food, Unspecified
Sap eaten fresh.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 151
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Haisla Other, Tools
Wood used to make maul heads.
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 178
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Smoldering twigs applied to arthritic or injured joints for the pain and swelling.
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 178
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Paint
Twigs burned and used as a pigment material for tattoos.
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 178
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Tools
Smoldering twigs used to singe and trim hair.
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 178
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Kwakwaka'wakw Drug, Unspecified
Buds and pitch used medicinally.
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 70
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Kwakwaka'wakw Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
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 70
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Kwakwaka'wakw Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Pitch used to trap hummingbirds and the bird's hearts used in love medicines.
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 70
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Kwakwaka'wakw Other, Tools
Wood used to make implements.
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 70
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
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 contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
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 contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Tsimshian Fiber, Building Material
Branches used by hunters as shelter to discourage and repel animals.
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 318
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Tsimshian Other, Protection
Branches used by hunters as shelter to discourage and repel animals.
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 318
Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm. ex S. Wats.
Tall Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOL
Blackfoot Fiber, Building Material
Wood used to make tipi frames.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 18
Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm. ex S. Wats.
Tall Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOL
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make a leister pole.
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 102
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Dakota Fiber, Building Material
Tree used for tipi poles.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Klamath Drug, Eye Medicine
Pitch placed inside the lid for sore eyes.
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
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Klamath Fiber, Canoe Material
Peeled sapling used to make poles to propel canoes.
Coville, Frederick V., 1904, Wokas, a Primitive Food of the Klamath Indians., Smithsonian Institution, US. National Museum., page 728
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Klamath Fiber, Canoe Material
Trunk used to make poles to push boats through shallow water.
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
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Klamath Other, Containers
Bark used to make buckets for gathering berries.
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
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Montana Indian Fiber, Basketry
Young bark used to make baskets.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Montana Indian Fiber, Building Material
Smaller trees stripped of the bark and used for lodge poles and extensively for lumber.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Montana Indian Food, Starvation Food
Inner cambium layer of the bark eaten in times of scarcity.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Okanagon Food, Unspecified
Cambium layer and sap used for food.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Paiute Fiber, Building Material
Barkless trunks used as tipi poles.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 41
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Thompson Fiber, Building Material
Trunk used as a favorite for building.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Thompson Fiber, Scouring Material
Pitch mixed with grease and used for smoothing and polishing steatite pipes.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Cambium layer and sap used for food.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38
Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.
Murray Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOM
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Sap eaten especially in the spring.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 483