Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Paiute - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 100

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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: Paiute
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Roasted, dried leaves mixed with tobacco and smoked.

RECRD: 1508 id: 4639