Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon Pursh

Salal

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 65

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Scientific name: Gaultheria shallon Pursh
USDA symbol: GASH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Salal
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Branches, with leaves attached, layered between fishheads and fish to prevent sticking.

RECRD: 651 id: 15630