Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Blackfoot - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 101

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Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: ARUV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kinnikinnick
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Berries dried and later soaked with sugar.

RECRD: 3960 id: 4513

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