Latin name: Crataegus sp.
Botanical family: Rosaceae
Growth habit: Tree
Vernacular name(s): hawthorn (Eng.)
aubépine (Fr.)
minesgan-wins, mînesaga'wûnj (Chippewa)
Uses:
Bark :Medicinal [Chippewa 85, 87].
Roots :Medicinal [Chippewa 85, 87]. Mixed with other plants in a decoction given to treat "female weakness" and back pain [Ojibwa 47].