Cornaceae Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
Kwakiutl, Southern - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 281
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Cornus canadensis L.
Scientific name: Cornus canadensis L.
USDA symbol: COCA13 (
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Common names: Bunchberry Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Pulpy berries extensively used for food.
RECRD: 46965 id: 10845