Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

Silverberry

Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

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 99

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Scientific name: Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.
USDA symbol: ELCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silverberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Inner bark twisted to make blankets.

RECRD: 12622 id: 12981