Ericaceae Arbutus menziesii Pursh
Pacific Madrone
Karok - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 17
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Arbutus menziesii Pursh
Scientific name: Arbutus menziesii Pursh
USDA symbol: ARME (
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Common names: Pacific Madrone
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Berries used as bait for steelhead.
RECRD: 5786 id: 4198