Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon Pursh
Salal
Thompson - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Fruits pressed into cakes and used as a winter food.
RECRD: 46263 id: 15698