Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Hesquiat - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 64

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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: Hesquiat
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried, toasted leaves mixed with tobacco for smoking.

RECRD: 647 id: 4585

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