Ericaceae Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Karok - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
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Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Scientific name: Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
USDA symbol: ARMAM2 (
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Common names: Whiteleaf Manzanita
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Dried berries pounded, mixed with salmon eggs, cooked in a basket with a hot rock and eaten.
RECRD: 8600 id: 4391