Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

Western Snowberry

Montana Indian - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24

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Scientific name: Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.
USDA symbol: SYOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Snowberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Shrubs made into brooms.

RECRD: 10262 id: 39137