Cornaceae Cornus alternifolia L. f.
Alternateleaf Dogwood
Menominee - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 80
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Cornus alternifolia L. f.
Scientific name: Cornus alternifolia L. f.
USDA symbol: COAL2 (
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Common names: Alternateleaf Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Toasted inner bark used for smoking tobacco.
RECRD: 1214 id: 10788