Betulaceae Alnus rubra Bong.
Red Alder
Nitinaht - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 98
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Alnus rubra Bong.
Scientific name: Alnus rubra Bong.
USDA symbol: ALRU2 (
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Common names: Red Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Leaves and branches placed over and beneath food in steaming pits and kettles.
RECRD: 47254 id: 2553