Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Salish, Coast - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 82

View all documented uses for Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

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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: Salish, Coast
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten raw or cooked.

RECRD: 47556 id: 4646

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