Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli

Blue Elderberry

Costanoan - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254

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Scientific name: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli
USDA symbol: SANIC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Hollow twigs used for arrowshafts.

RECRD: 20805 id: 36506

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