Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus Nutt.

Thimbleberry

Hesquiat - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 74

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Scientific name: Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
USDA symbol: RUPAP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Thimbleberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Fish boiled with leaves as flavoring and kept the fish from sticking to the pot.

RECRD: 726 id: 34796

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