Ericaceae Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.

Pipsissewa

Blackfoot - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277

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Scientific name: Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
USDA symbol: CHUMC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pipsissewa
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried leaves used as the favorite smoking tobacco.

RECRD: 83879 id: 9597

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