Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake

Common Snowberry

Thompson - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 200

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Berries considered very poisonous. An antidote for poisoning from the berries was to eat a large quantity of lard.

RECRD: 32663 id: 39110

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