Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
Common Snowberry
Thompson - Drug, Poison
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 511
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Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
Scientific name: Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
USDA symbol: SYALA (
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Common names: Common Snowberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Berries considered 'deadly poisonous' if more than two or three eaten.
RECRD: 95825 id: 39108