Rosaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt.

Dwarf Rose

Okanagan-Colville - Other, Good Luck Charm

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 131

View all documented uses for Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt.

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Scientific name: Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt.
USDA symbol: ROGY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Good Luck Charm
Notes: Branches boiled in water and used to soak fishing lines and nets to obtain good luck.

RECRD: 12908 id: 34005

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