Uva-ursi uva-ursi (L.) Britton. Bearberry.
Nakasis (Pawnee), “little tree,” “short tree” (nakas, tree; kasis, short).
The leaves were used for smoking like tobacco.
Library · Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, 1919
UVA-URSI UVA-URSI (L.) Britton. Bearberry.
Melvin Randolph Gilmore, p. 108. Transcribed from the page image on September 25, 2026, as printed.