Araceae Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John

American Skunkcabbage

Bella Coola - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198

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Scientific name: Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John
USDA symbol: LYAM3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Skunkcabbage
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Large leaves folded and used as drinking cups, as covering for drying cakes and to line pits.

RECRD: 47776 id: 21589

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