Ericaceae Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don

Pacific Rhododendron

Karok - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387

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Scientific name: Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don
USDA symbol: RHMA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used in the luck-getting ceremony of the sweathouse.

RECRD: 93431 id: 32855

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