Rosaceae Rosa nutkana K. Presl

Nootka Rose

Shuswap - Other, Protection

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 67

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Scientific name: Rosa nutkana K. Presl
USDA symbol: RONUN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nootka Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Branches broken and left in the house after removal of corpse to keep the disease in the body.

RECRD: 1705 id: 34075