Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Cree - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485

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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: Cree
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves mixed with tobacco and smoked.

RECRD: 5178 id: 4559

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