Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
About Chokecherry
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Cough, Fever, Digestive Issues, and Diarrhea. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Prunus virginiana, commonly called bitter-berry, chokecherry, Virginia bird cherry, and western chokecherry (also black chokecherry for P. virginiana var. demissa), is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America. The natural historic range of P. virginiana includes most of Canada (including Northwest Territories, but excluding Yukon, Nunavut, and Labrador), most of the United States (including Alaska, but excluding some states in the Southeast), and northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Baja California, Durango, Zacatecas, Coahuila, and...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist