Cornaceae Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg

Western Dogwood

Thompson - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 495

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Scientific name: Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg
USDA symbol: COSEO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves occasionally smoked as tobacco.

RECRD: 84577 id: 10989

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