Fabaceae Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & Gunn.

Giant Vetch

Nitinaht - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 112

View all documented uses for Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & Gunn.

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Scientific name: Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & Gunn.
USDA symbol: VINIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Plants rubbed on hands and fishing lines to eliminate human odor.

RECRD: 47320 id: 43220

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