Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Jemez - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20

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Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: ARUV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kinnikinnick
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried leaves smoked as tobacco.

RECRD: 1825 id: 4589