Celastrus scandens
Uses
North America (Great Lakes region, Wisconsin, Minnesota): bark of vine boiled and eaten by Native American groups: Chippewa, Forest Potawatomi and Menomini groups.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- L.
- Vernaculars:
- Chippewa: Bimikwud ('Twisting around'), Manido bimakwit ('Spirit Twisted'). Forest Potawotami: Manito bimakwit ('Spirit Twisted'), Menominee: Manapus otate ('Entrails of Manapus '). Pimikiwit ('Entrails of Manabus '). English: Staff -Tree, Bittersweet Vine, Staff -vine, False Climbing Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet, Wax -work, Fever -Twig, Yellow -Root, Climbing Orange Root, Jacob's Ladder.
- Misc:
- Chemical composition: toxic to dogs, cats and horses.
