Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
392 Bloodtwig Dogwood Leaf Medicinal The leaves are sometimes used externally as an astringent. 7,592
393 Bloodtwig Dogwood Seed Industrial The seed contains up to 45% of a non-drying oil, it is used in soap making and lighting. 7,592
394 Bloodtwig Dogwood Fruit Industrial A greenish-blue dye is obtained from the fruit. 7,592
395 Bloodtwig Dogwood Stem Industrial The young stems are very flexible and are used in basketry. The thin, flexible branches are used in the manufacture of baskets, hoops, and pipe stems. 7,592
396 Bloodtwig Dogwood Bark Industrial A good quality charcoal is obtained from the wood. The wood also makes an excellent fuel. 7,592
397 Canadian Dwarf Cornel Fruit Food Bunchberry fruit is said to edible, but not very flavorful. The fruits reportedly can be consumed raw or cooked. Native Americans used them in puddings and sauces, ate them raw, or dried them for winter use. 7,595
398 Canadian Dwarf Cornel Fruit Medicinal Bunchberry was used medicinally by a number of native American groups. For instance, the Abnaki used an infusion of the leaves as a cathartic tea. The Hoh used an infusion of the bark as a tonic. The Iroquois took a decoction of the whole plant for coughs and fevers. 7,595
399 Canadian Dwarf Cornel Fruit Feed (Forage/Fodder) Bunchberry fruits are eaten by American Black Bears and small mammals. Eastern Chipmunks, American Martens, Eastern Cottontails, and Snowshoe Hares feed on bunchberry stems and fruits. 7,595
400 Canadian Dwarf Cornel Forage (fresh) Feed (Forage/Fodder) Bunchberry provides a food source for some species of wildlife. In some parts of its range, White-tailed Deer consume Bunchberry foliage, as do caribou, moose, and elk, although this plant does not appear to be a preferred food source for any of them 7,595
401 Cornelian Cherry Fruit Food Fruit can be eaten raw, dried or used in preserves. Juicy, with a nice acid flavour. The fully ripe fruit has a somewhat plum-like flavour and texture and is very nice eating, but the unripe fruit is rather astringent. It is rather low in pectin and so needs to be used with other fruit when making jam. The fruit makes superb jams, stewed fruits, jellies, marmelades, beverages and wines. 7,596
402 Cornelian Cherry Seed Oil (Food) A small amount of edible oil can be extracted from the seeds. The seeds can also be roasted, ground into a powder and used as a coffee substitute. 7,596
403 Cornelian Cherry Leaf Beverages The leaves can be used as a tea substitute. 7,596
404 Cornelian Cherry Bark Industrial The bark, branches and leaves contain tannins and yield red dyes as well as a yellow dye for fabrics. The wood, bark and leaves contain a high quality tannin suitable for tanning yellow even thick hides. The thin trunks make excellent walking sticks and canes. The wood is of a fine texture, very hard, very heavy, durable, very solid, resilient, difficult to split and readily polished. It is heavier than water and does not float. Highly valued by turners, it is used for making tools, machine parts, etc. It can be used to replace box-wood (Buxus species) as material for handles, such as heavy blacksmith sledge hammers, cogs in millers' wheels, buttons, or shuttles. 7,596
405 Cornelian Cherry Whole Ornamental The plant responds well to trimming and is very suitable for growing as a hedge and often grown as an ornamental in gardens. 7,596
406 Biting Stonecrop Whole Ornamental Excellent ground cover. Possible lawn substitute with minimal foot traffic. Sunny border fronts or rock gardens. Atop rock walls. Walkways. Ground cover for hot sites with poor soils. 7,598
407 Cobweb house-leek Leaf Medicinal The leaves are emollient, haemostatic, ophthalmic and sedative. The crushed plant, or its juice, is applied externally to boils, wounds etc and is also used to stop nose bleeds. The slightly warmed juice has been used to relieve ear inflammations and toothaches can be relieved by chewing on the leaves. 7,599
408 Kidneywort Leaf Food Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. A very acceptable mild flavour in the winter and early spring, they can be used in quantity in salads at this time. 7,600
409 Kidneywort Leaf Medicinal The leaves are mildly analgesic. The juice and extract of the plant have an old reputation for the treatment of epilepsy. The leaves are also made into a poultice and used in the treatment of piles, slight burns and scalds. A decoction of the leaves is considered to be cooling and diuretic and the juice taken inwardly is said to be excellent for treating inflammations of the liver and spleen. 7,600
410 Buffalo Gourd Fruit Food Fruit can be cooked. Used as a vegetable, it can also be dried for later use. The young fruit is used, it is bitter and becomes more bitter as it gets older. 7,604
411 Buffalo Gourd Seed Food Seed can be eaten raw or cooked. The seeds can be ground into a powder and used as a thickening in soups or can be mixed with cereal flours when making cakes and biscuits. Rich in oil with a very pleasant nutty flavour, but very fiddly to use because the seed is small and covered with a fibrous coat. 7,604