Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon Pursh

Salal

Makah - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 299

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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: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Leaves steamed with halibut heads for flavoring.

RECRD: 6305 id: 15650

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