Cornaceae Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray
Pacific Dogwood
Karok - Drug, Herbal Steam
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387
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Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray
Scientific name: Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: CONU4 (
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Common names: Pacific Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Boughs used in the fire of the sweathouse.
RECRD: 84534 id: 10908