Ericaceae Epigaea repens L.
Trailing Arbutus
Potawatomi - Other, Sacred Items
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 118
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Epigaea repens L.
Scientific name: Epigaea repens L.
USDA symbol: EPRE2 (
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Common names: Trailing Arbutus
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Sacred Items
Notes: Tribal flower of Forest Potawatomi and considered these flowers came directly from their divinity.
RECRD: 369 id: 13246