Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Montana Indian - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 40

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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Berries eaten raw or fried during famines.

RECRD: 45360 id: 4603

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