Latin name:	Corylus americana Walt.
Botanical family:	Betulaceae
Growth habit:	Shrub
Vernacular name(s):	American hazelnut (Eng.) noisetier d'Amérique (Fr.) mûkwobaga'nak (Ojibwa)
Uses:	• Bark : Boiled and used as a poultice to heal cuts [Ojibwa 87]. • Stalk : Burned and charcoal combined with bear gall pricked into the temples with needles to treat convulsions [Ojibwa 47].