Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench

Coralberry

Dakota - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 367

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Scientific name: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench
USDA symbol: SYOR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coralberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Wood made into charcoal and used in tattooing.

RECRD: 31080 id: 39144