Rosaceae Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.
Oregon Crabapple
Cowichan - Drug, Panacea
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 87
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Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.
Scientific name: Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.
USDA symbol: MAFU (
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Common names: Oregon Crabapple
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Cowichan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Infusion of bark and wild cherry bark taken as a cure all tonic.
RECRD: 47651 id: 22206