Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis Pursh

Salmonberry

Hesquiat - Other, Cooking Tools

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 spectabilis Pursh
USDA symbol: RUSPS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Salmonberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Leaves spread at bottom of wooden cooking containers to prevent the hot rocks from burning the wood.

RECRD: 729 id: 34971