Cornaceae Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray
Pacific Dogwood
Saanich - Other, Preservative
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 81
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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: Saanich
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Preservative
Notes: Bark used to tan articles like cedar bark bailers.
RECRD: 47539 id: 10917