Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum Oeder

Bog Labradortea

Ojibwa - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 401

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Scientific name: Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
USDA symbol: LEGR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bog Labradortea
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Tender leaves used for beverage tea, a well known tea, and sometimes eaten with the tea.

RECRD: 448 id: 19835

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