DCHP-1 Online
red willow 
a shrub, Cornus stolonifera, with conspicuous red stems, the inner bark of which was often used in the making of kinnikinik (def. 1).
See also: kinnikinik red-osier dogwood
- 1743 (1949) Their is a willow they styl, (misqu pemeque,) or red willow, which makes an Excellent Dye upon bone, Ivory, Quills, or cloth &c.
- 1873 [We saw] the creeper which the Indians make into kinni-kinnick, when they can't get the bark of the red willow to mix with their tobacco.
- 1958 Dry red willow flames well.... It is the antithesis of smudge-fire smoke. . . .
- 1743 (1949) Their is a willow they styl, (misqu pemeque,) or red willow, which makes an Excellent Dye upon bone, Ivory, Quills, or cloth &c.