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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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: ARUV (
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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