Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Thompson - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493

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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves and young stems boiled and drunk as a tea.

RECRD: 41692 id: 4677

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