Ericaceae Arctostaphylos ?cinerea T.J. Howell (pro sp.) [canescens ? viscida]
Del Norte Manzanita
Tolowa - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
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Arctostaphylos ?cinerea T.J. Howell (pro sp.) [canescens ? viscida]
Scientific name: Arctostaphylos ?cinerea T.J. Howell (pro sp.) [canescens ? viscida]
USDA symbol: ARCI (
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Common names: Del Norte Manzanita
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Berries mixed with salmon roe and sugar, formed into patties and baked in rocks.
RECRD: 5791 id: 4704