Cornaceae Cornus sericea ssp. sericea

Redosier Dogwood

Cheyenne - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14

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Scientific name: Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
USDA symbol: COSES (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redosier Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Inner bark mixed with skunkbush leaves in the absence of tobacco and smoked.

RECRD: 44682 id: 11019