Ericaceae Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hult‚n

Northern Mountain Cranberry

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 183

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Scientific name: Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: VAVIM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Northern Mountain Cranberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves used as a tobacco additive or substitute.

RECRD: 6391 id: 42474

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