Betulaceae Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill

American Green Alder

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 35

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Scientific name: Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill
USDA symbol: ALVIC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Green Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Wood burned to make ashes added to tobacco.

RECRD: 32780 id: 2649

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