Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
Thompson - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 211
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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: Dry, mealy fruits eaten with bear fat or fish oil because of the dryness.
RECRD: 32732 id: 4680