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Medicinal
Decoction of roots used for fevers especially malaria (Houma). Chills, coughs, laryngitis and fevers, also sore eyes, treated with decoction of stems, bark or roots (Cherokee, Ojibwa, Iriquois, Potawatomi).
Austin, Daniel, F. (2004) Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press.
Other use
Roots used to make a yellow/brown dye
Austin, Daniel, F. (2004) Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press.
Toxicity
fruits considered poisonous
Austin, Daniel, F. (2004) Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press.
Geographical distribution
- Northern America, Eastern Canada
- Northern America, North-Central U.S.A.
- Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A.
- Northern America, South-Central U.S.A.
- Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A.
Cornus florida f. rubra
Family: CORNACEAEGenus: Cornus
Species: florida
Form: rubra
Common names: Pink flowering dogwood
Habit: Shrub
Garden status: Not currently grown
