Grossulariaceae Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
Oweekeno - Drug, Poison
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 104
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Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Scientific name: Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
USDA symbol: RILA (
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Common names: Prickly Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Plant considered poisonous.
RECRD: 60930 id: 33563