Ericaceae Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Hoary Manzanita
Karok - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
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Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Scientific name: Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
USDA symbol: ARCAC7 (
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Common names: Hoary Manzanita
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Wood used to make spoons and scraping sticks for acorn soup.
RECRD: 8591 id: 4343