Cornaceae Cornus alternifolia L. f.

Alternateleaf Dogwood

Ojibwa - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 429

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Scientific name: Cornus alternifolia L. f.
USDA symbol: COAL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alternateleaf Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Root boiled to wash muskrat traps and make it lure the muskrat.

RECRD: 240 id: 10791

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