Salicaceae Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville

Feltleaf Willow

Eskimo, Alaska - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34

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Scientific name: Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
USDA symbol: SAALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Feltleaf Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Plant gathered in late summer, burned to ashes and added to chewing tobacco.

RECRD: 32775 id: 35621

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