Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis Pursh

Salmonberry

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Food, Special Food

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 279

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Scientific name: Rubus spectabilis Pursh
USDA symbol: RUSPS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Salmonberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Young sprouts peeled and served as a featured item at salmonberry sprout feasts.

RECRD: 61410 id: 34966

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