Cornaceae Cornus amomum P. Mill.
Silky Dogwood
Dakota - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 367
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Cornus amomum P. Mill.
Scientific name: Cornus amomum P. Mill.
USDA symbol: COAM2 (
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Common names: Silky Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried inner bark used for smoking.
RECRD: 31078 id: 10794