Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Lakota - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 38

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Branch bundles tied to sacred Sun Dance poles.

RECRD: 46102 id: 30804