Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake

Common Snowberry

Cheyenne - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 17

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Scientific name: Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
USDA symbol: SYALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Snowberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Bushes used to make the Sun Dance altar.

RECRD: 44695 id: 39038

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