Cornaceae Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
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Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Scientific name: Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
USDA symbol: COSES (
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Common names: Redosier Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Inner bark dried, mixed with kinnikinnick or tobacco and smoked for colds.
RECRD: 12588 id: 11092