365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, May 1, 2015
Kinnickinnick, Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi
Day 200: The dainty bells of Kinnickinnick (emphasis on the syllables is the same as "a candlewick") emerge as rosy pink buds and fade to a lightly blushed white as they mature. Also known as Bearberry (Latin: uva-ursi), this member of the Manzanita family forms a dense ground cover in dry-soil conditions and can be found from near sea level to the alpine zone in western Washington. Berries develop in the early summer, and although they are edible, they are rather tasteless and seedy. You will sometimes hear Bearberry called "Indian tobacco," a term less often used in the Pacific Northwest than elsewhere although the leaves were smoked by members of some local tribes.
Labels:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi,
Bearberry,
Indian tobacco,
Kinnickinnick,
LBS macro,
Longmire,
MORA
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