Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
Saanich - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 83
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Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Scientific name: Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
USDA symbol: LEGR (
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Common names: Bog Labradortea
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Fresh or dried leaves made into tea.
RECRD: 47563 id: 19846