Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
Makah - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 297
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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: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries used for food.
RECRD: 6294 id: 4596