Ericaceae Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
Thompson - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 465
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Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Scientific name: Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
USDA symbol: KAPO (
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Common names: Bog Laurel
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Decoction of plant used medicinally.
RECRD: 88351 id: 19290