| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded root applied to boils and carbuncles. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Forage Plant eaten by horses and deer. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 110 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Okanagon Food, Unspecified Young shoots eaten raw. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified Plant used as a medicine for unspecified ailments. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 66 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Quinault Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Cotton combined with duck feathers and used as blankets. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Saanich Food, Beverage Young leaves boiled to make a refreshing tea. 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 85 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Shuswap Other, Decorations Used in bouquets with roses. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 64 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Skokomish Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of roots taken for tuberculosis. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Skokomish Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Cotton combined with duck feathers and used as blankets. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Snohomish Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of roots taken for sore throats. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Swinomish Drug, Other Decoction of whole plants used as a bath for invalids. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Swinomish Drug, Poison Infusion of plant considered poisonous. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Tanana, Upper Food, Fodder Shoots cooked with fish for dog feed. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Tanana, Upper Food, Preservative Used for smoking fish and as a mosquito repellent. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Tanana, Upper Food, Unspecified Shoots eaten raw or boiled. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Insecticide Used for smoking fish and as a mosquito repellent. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Tools Stem used to draw the pus out of a boil or cut. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for sores. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 235 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Thompson Food, Fodder Stalks used for pigfeed. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 235 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Stalks eaten raw like celery, boiled or steamed. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 235 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Young shoots eaten raw. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Young shoots peeled and eaten. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 235 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Thompson Other, Containers Leaves put in cooking pits by oldtimers, to protect the food while cooking. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 235 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant blooms indicated that the deer would be fat. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 235 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Wet'suwet'en Food, Unspecified Shoots and stems used for food in summer. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 154 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Haisla Fiber, Cordage Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 106 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Haisla Other, Cleaning Agent Leaves used to wipe hands, especially after handling slimy fish. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 257 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber, Cordage Plant used to make twine, cordage and binding. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 257 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Unspecified Young shoots used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 257 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant used to make oolichan nets. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 257 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Hanaksiala Fiber, Cordage Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 106 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Heiltzuk Fiber, Cordage Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 106 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Oweekeno Fiber, Cordage Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 106 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz Fireweed USDA CHANC |
Oweekeno Food, Unspecified Young shoots eaten as a spring food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 106 |