Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon Pursh
Salal
Nitinaht - Food, Frozen Food
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 104
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Gaultheria shallon Pursh
Scientific name: Gaultheria shallon Pursh
USDA symbol: GASH (
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Common names: Salal
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Frozen Food
Notes: Berries frozen and used for food.
RECRD: 47289 id: 15659