Cornaceae Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray

Pacific Dogwood

Thompson - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204

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Scientific name: Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: CONU4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Bark & fir bark boiled into a black dye & used to dye bitter cherry bark for imbricating baskets.

RECRD: 32683 id: 10928

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