Asteraceae Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot

Eskimo, Inuktitut - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 189

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Scientific name: Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries
USDA symbol: PEFRF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried, burned plant ashes added to chewing tobacco.

RECRD: 6471 id: 26179

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