Rosaceae Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.
Oregon Crabapple
Makah - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 268
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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: Makah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Bark used as a 'blood purifier' and it 'puts something in your blood that cuts down the clots.'
RECRD: 6233 id: 22235