Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
Haisla and Hanaksiala - Food, Unspecified
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 294
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Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (
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Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young shoots steamed and eaten with bear meat.
RECRD: 61456 id: 41777