Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

American Elder

Menominee - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 74

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Scientific name: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
USDA symbol: SANIC4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Elder
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Stems, after punching out the pith, used by children to make pop guns.

RECRD: 1166 id: 36722

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