Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

European Red Elderberry

Nitinaht - Other, Sacred Items

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100

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Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: European Red Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Sacred Items
Notes: Pithy branches hollowed out and used to make ceremonial and sacred wolf whistles.

RECRD: 47270 id: 36894

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