| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Karok Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Twigs used as points on arrow shafts. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Karok Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make the foreshafts of salmon harpoons. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Klamath Food, Fruit Fresh berries used for food. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 97 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Klamath Food, Unspecified Seeds chewed for pleasure. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 97 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Klamath Food, Winter Use Food Dried berries stored for winter use. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 97 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 288 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Maidu Fiber, Basketry Withes used to make basket rims. Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Mendocino Indian Food, Fruit Black, glaucous berries eaten fresh. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 355 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Mendocino Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make arrows. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 355 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Ute Food, Dried Food Berries dried for winter use. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 32 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Ute Food, Fruit Berries used in season. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 32 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Hook.) C.L. Hitchc. Pacific Serviceberry USDA AMALS |
Bella Coola Drug, Venereal Aid Compound decoction taken for gonorrhea. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 60 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Hook.) C.L. Hitchc. Pacific Serviceberry USDA AMALS |
Hoh Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 64 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Hook.) C.L. Hitchc. Pacific Serviceberry USDA AMALS |
Quileute Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 64 |
| Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Common Serviceberry USDA AMARA4 |
Blackfoot Food, Dried Food Berries dried for winter use. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277 |
| Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Common Serviceberry USDA AMARA4 |
Blackfoot Food, Soup Berries used with stews and soups. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277 |
| Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Common Serviceberry USDA AMARA4 |
Blackfoot Food, Unspecified Berries used with meats. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of root taken for dysentery. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Disinfectant Compound decoction of inner bark used as a disinfectant wash. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of bark taken for 'female weakness.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root taken to prevent miscarriage after an injury. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 70 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 70 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark taken by expectant mothers. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Berries used for food and dried for winter use, the Indians preferred them to blueberries. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 408 |
| Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea Roundleaf Serviceberry USDA AMSAS |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 70 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Iroquois Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 90 |
| Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. Running Serviceberry USDA AMHU2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Tonic Root bark used to make a tonic. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 76 |
| Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. Running Serviceberry USDA AMHU2 |
Potawatomi Food, Dried Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
| Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. Running Serviceberry USDA AMHU2 |
Potawatomi Food, Fruit Berries relished as a fresh food. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
| Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. Running Serviceberry USDA AMHU2 |
Potawatomi Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried and canned for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
| Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Utah Serviceberry USDA AMUTU |
Paiute Food, Dried Food Berries crushed, dried and used for food. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 100 |
| Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Utah Serviceberry USDA AMUTU |
Paiute Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 100 |
| Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walt.) Gray Flypoison USDA AMMU |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used as a sure, but severe, cure for itch. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walt.) Gray Flypoison USDA AMMU |
Cherokee Drug, Poison Root used as a crow poison. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Amorpha canescens Pursh Leadplant USDA AMCA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of leaves used to kill pinworms or any intestinal worms. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 227 |
| Amorpha canescens Pursh Leadplant USDA AMCA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of leaves used for eczema. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 227 |
| Amorpha canescens Pursh Leadplant USDA AMCA6 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for stomach pain. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |
| Amorpha canescens Pursh Leadplant USDA AMCA6 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken for stomach pain. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |
| Amorpha canescens Pursh Leadplant USDA AMCA6 |
Omaha Drug, Analgesic Moxa of twigs applied for neuralgia. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
| Amorpha canescens Pursh Leadplant USDA AMCA6 |
Omaha Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Moxa of twigs applied for rheumatism. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
| Amorpha canescens Pursh Leadplant USDA AMCA6 |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered, dried leaves blown into cuts and open wounds. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American Hogpeanut USDA AMBRB |
Chippewa Drug, Cathartic Compound decoction of root taken as a physic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American Hogpeanut USDA AMBRB |
Chippewa Food, Unspecified Roots boiled and used for food. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 320 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American Hogpeanut USDA AMBRB |
Meskwaki Food, Unspecified Nuts gathered and stored in heaps by the mice, taken by the Meskwaki and used. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 259 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American Hogpeanut USDA AMBRB |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Roots cooked, although really too small to be considered of much importance. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American Hogpeanut USDA AMBRB |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Beans cooked, unusual flavor imparted and eaten. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American Hogpeanut USDA AMBRB |
Omaha Food, Unspecified Roots peeled, boiled and eaten. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American Hogpeanut USDA AMBRB |
Omaha Food, Winter Use Food Roots gathered from the storehouses of field mice and stored in skin bags during the winter. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341 |