Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa L.

Scarlet Elderberry

Salish, Coast - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 80

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Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa L.
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Salish, Coast
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Stems hollowed out and used as blowguns by children.

RECRD: 47522 id: 36832

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