Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
Kwakiutl, Southern - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 282
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: ARUV (
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Common names: Kinnikinnick
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Dry, mealy berries formerly used for food.
RECRD: 46968 id: 4594