Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
Nuxalkmc - Other, Cash Crop
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 239
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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: Nuxalkmc
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cash Crop
Notes: Berries used for trade.
RECRD: 61306 id: 4614