Rosaceae Heteromeles arbutifolia var. arbutifolia

Toyon

Karok - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385

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Scientific name: Heteromeles arbutifolia var. arbutifolia
USDA symbol: HEARA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Toyon
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Leaves thrown into the fire by children to hear them crack like firecrackers.

RECRD: 8547 id: 16998

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