Asteraceae Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq.
Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot
Eskimo, Alaska - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
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Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq.
Scientific name: Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq.
USDA symbol: PEFRN (
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Common names: Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried, burned leaves added to chewing tobacco for flavoring.
RECRD: 32821 id: 26186