Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
Thompson - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 486
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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Drupes eaten fresh.
RECRD: 41642 id: 4679