Ericaceae Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don

White Arctic Mountain Heather

Eskimo, Inuktitut - Other, Fuel

Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 185

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Scientific name: Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don
USDA symbol: CATET (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Arctic Mountain Heather
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Used for tinder, burned green and even frozen, and fuel.

RECRD: 6409 id: 8405

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