Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Nitinaht - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 297

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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: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves roasted, crushed and smoked.

RECRD: 6295 id: 4611

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