Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

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 191

View all documented uses for Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

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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: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves used as an additive to or substitute for tobacco.

RECRD: 6485 id: 4571

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