Grossulariaceae Ribes bracteosum Dougl. ex Hook.
Stink Currant
Oweekeno - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 103
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Ribes bracteosum Dougl. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Ribes bracteosum Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: RIBR (
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Common names: Stink Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries mixed with salal berries, oolichan grease and sugar and eaten.
RECRD: 60928 id: 33388