Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Heiltzuk - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 239

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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: Heiltzuk
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves smoked like tobacco.

RECRD: 61307 id: 4584