Fucaceae Fucus gardneri Silva

Bladderwrack Kelp

Nitinaht - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 51

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Scientific name: Fucus gardneri Silva
Common names: Bladderwrack Kelp
Family: Fucaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plants rubbed on body by pregnant women expecting their unborn baby boys to become whalers.

RECRD: 47055 id: 15399

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