Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon Pursh
Salal
Skagit, Upper - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 38
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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: Skagit, Upper
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruit pulped and dried for winter use.
RECRD: 8371 id: 15690