Grossulariaceae Ribes hudsonianum Richards.

Northern Black Currant

Thompson - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 228

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Scientific name: Ribes hudsonianum Richards.
USDA symbol: RIHUH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Northern Black Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Plant growth around a lake indicated the presence of fish. If there were no black currant plants around the lake, then there would be no fish.

RECRD: 33371 id: 33536

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