Cornaceae Cornus foemina P. Mill.
Stiff Dogwood
Micmac - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317
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Cornus foemina P. Mill.
Scientific name: Cornus foemina P. Mill.
USDA symbol: COFO (
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Common names: Stiff Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Micmac
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried bark mixed with tobacco and used for smoking.
RECRD: 84531 id: 10898