Cornaceae Cornus amomum P. Mill.
Silky Dogwood
Omaha - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 331
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Cornus amomum P. Mill.
Scientific name: Cornus amomum P. Mill.
USDA symbol: COAM2 (
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Common names: Silky Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried inner bark used either alone or with tobacco for smoking.
RECRD: 31903 id: 10810